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

Schlossberg lost the crowded primary after campaigning on the need for more responsive Democratic candidates.

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Micah Lasher defeated Jack Schlossberg in a crowded Democratic primary for an open Manhattan congressional seat. The race drew attention for Schlossberg’s family background and for a costly fight over artificial intelligence interests.

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Democratic House candidate who lost the Manhattan primary

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Democratic House candidate whose campaign became a focus of the AI-industry spending fight

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Democratic House candidate who won the Manhattan primary

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

Former representative who endorsed Bores

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who mocked Conway after his defeat

Democratic House candidate who lost the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Jerry Nadler, Outgoing representative whose seat was contested and who endorsed Lasher; John F. Kennedy, Former president and Schlossberg’s grandfather; Kathy Hochul, New York governor who appeared with Lasher at his victory speech; Kellyanne Conway, Former Trump adviser 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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