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Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg loses in congressional primary

Schlossberg lost the Manhattan Democratic primary after campaigning on the need for more direct and inspiring candidates.

Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg loses in congressional primary
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Jack Schlossberg lost the Democratic primary for an open Manhattan congressional seat to state Assembly Member Micah Lasher. The crowded race drew attention for its candidates’ political connections and a high-spending contest over artificial-intelligence regulation.

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Democratic House candidate and state Assembly member

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

Former representative who endorsed Bores

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States, mentioned as the former employer of Conway’s former spouse

Democratic House candidate

ALSO MENTIONED  Jerry Nadler, Retiring Democratic representative and former employer of Lasher; John F. Kennedy, Former president and Jack Schlossberg’s grandfather; Kellyanne Conway, Former adviser to President Donald Trump and former spouse of George Conway

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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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