In this New York Post article, Rich Calder and Geoff Earle report that NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist sweep in House primaries has emboldened Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, potentially accelerating a 2028 White House bid over challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
- Mamdani-backed radicals Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez, and Brad Lander defeated establishment Democrats, signaling a further leftward shift in the party.
- Progressive insiders say the victories boost AOC’s national profile, raising her odds of a presidential run from slim to more substantial.
- AOC has avoided direct comment on ambitions but praised the far-left surge as creating space for candidates pushing Medicare for All, wage hikes, and anti-corporate policies.
- The wins highlight the growing influence of the Sanders-Mamdani wing against Schumer-Jeffries establishment figures.
- Similar Sanders-backed challengers are advancing in Maine, Michigan, and Minnesota, threatening more moderate Democrats.
- Republicans warn the socialist takeover will inflict higher taxes and radical policies on working families nationwide.
- Democratic insiders express alarm over the party’s accelerating embrace of extremism amid voter demands for generational change.
Read the full story:
https://nypost.com/2026/06/27/us-news/mamdanis-sweep-in-house-primaries-could-spur-aoc-white-house-bid-insiders/
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