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A Kennedy scion loses in a crowded, pricey New York City congressional primary

Schlossberg lost the Democratic primary for an open Manhattan congressional seat to Micah Lasher.

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Micah Lasher defeated Jack Schlossberg in a crowded Democratic primary for an open Manhattan congressional seat. The race drew national attention and heavy spending, including from competing interests in the artificial intelligence industry.

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Democratic congressional candidate and state Assembly member

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

Former representative who endorsed Alex Bores

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who posted about George Conway’s defeat

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ALSO MENTIONED  Jerry Nadler, Representative and former Lasher employer who endorsed Lasher; John F. Kennedy, Former president and Jack Schlossberg’s grandfather; Kathy Hochul, Governor who appeared with Lasher at his victory event; 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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