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A Kennedy scion runs in a crowded New York City congressional primary

Schlossberg lost the crowded Democratic primary for an open Manhattan congressional seat.

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Micah Lasher defeated Jack Schlossberg in a crowded Democratic primary for an open Manhattan congressional seat. Alexander Bores also conceded after a campaign shaped in part by competing interests in artificial-intelligence regulation.

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House candidate who lost the Democratic primary

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House candidate who won the Democratic primary

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House candidate who conceded the Democratic primary

Carolyn B. Maloney
Former U.S. Representative (D-NY)

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Donald Trump
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President who mocked Conway after his defeat

House candidate who lost the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Jerry Nadler, Representative whose seat Lasher hopes to win; Lasher’s former boss and endorser; John F. Kennedy, Former president and Schlossberg’s grandfather; Kathy Hochul, New York governor who appeared with Lasher after his victory; Kellyanne Conway, Former adviser to Donald Trump and George Conway’s former spouse

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Jack Schlossberg Loses New York’s 12th District Primary

Micah Lasher won New York’s 12th District Democratic primary, with Jack Schlossberg finishing third. Left-leaning outlets frame the result through Schlossberg’s Kennedy background and social-media persona. Center outlets mostly place his loss in a crowded, costly contest shaped by AI-regulation spending. Right-leaning outlets range from straightforward result coverage to mocking portrayals that cast the defeat as a rebuke to the Kennedy name or political inheritance.

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