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"Babies, Not Bombs": DSA's Darializa Avila Chevalier Beats 5-Term Rep. Espaillat. 1st Post-Win Intvw.

Espaillat lost his primary to Chevalier, whose account of the campaign includes criticism of his campaign.

"Babies, Not Bombs": DSA's Darializa Avila Chevalier Beats 5-Term Rep. Espaillat. 1st Post-Win Intvw.
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Democratic nominee Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a New York primary, an upset the article connects to a wider set of victories by candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In her first post-win interview, Chevalier discussed her campaign, its policy priorities and attacks she says she faced.

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Representative defeated by Chevalier in the Democratic primary

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Democratic nominee who defeated Adriano Espaillat in the New York 13th District primary

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New York House candidate who won the primary for Nydia Velázquez’s seat

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President mentioned in Chevalier’s account of the administration’s detention of Khalil

Brooklyn Borough President defeated by Claire Valdez in the primary

New York House candidate who defeated Dan Goldman in the primary

Representative defeated by Brad Lander in the primary

Representative whose seat Valdez won in the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Hasan Piker, Progressive streamer who spoke at a DSA watch party; Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian activist who attended Chevalier’s victory party; Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor who backed Chevalier and spoke at her watch party

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Darializa Avila Chevalier Defeats Adriano Espaillat in NY-13 Primary

Outlets agree that Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 13th District Democratic primary. Left-leaning outlets cast the upset as a progressive challenge to the Democratic establishment and center Chevalier’s account. Center outlets report the result, with one emphasizing the candidates’ records and another treating it as a test of Zohran Mamdani’s influence. Right-leaning outlets connect the loss to Mamdani but differ between Israel-position politics and Espaillat’s endorsement of him.

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