Mamdani-backed candidates win big in New York Democratic primaries – US politics live
Overview
Three congressional candidates endorsed by Mamdani win in clear sign of New York mayor’s growing influence
Elsewhere in New York, Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F Kennedy, was unsuccessful in his bid to revive the political legacy of the US’s most vaunted political family and win in a race dominated by money from AI-focused Super Pacs.
Details
Longtime New York politician Micah Lasher won the primary in New York’s 12th district, beating out Kennedy and George Conway, the Republican turned vocal Trump critic, among others in a crowded field of Democrats hoping to succeed the long-serving representative Jerry Nadler.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.