The Democratic Socialists of America are on the march. New York experienced a political earthquake last night as a trio of progressive insurgents backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won House primaries, delivering what Politico calls “a massive sledge hammer to the Democratic establishment in New York and far beyond.”
Here are those three races, in order of ascending level of how surprising they were:
Lander ousts Goldman. The least surprising result was former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s defeat of Rep. Dan Goldman. Lander is a longtime politico and former citywide elected official who would be well positioned to
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