Zohran Mamdani-endorsed Brad Lander could pull off huge win against NY Rep. Dan Goldman: poll
An Emerson College poll puts Lander well ahead of incumbent Dan Goldman in the 10th District primary.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe New York Post is an established newspaper with a substantial newsroom and identifiable authors, though its tabloid style and political reputation temper confidence in its institutional neutrality. The article attributes polling findings to Emerson College and includes a response from Goldman’s campaign.
- Source type — Established national newspaper, with a tabloid format and reputation that warrant some caution.
- Editorial standards — The article gives poll details and attributes the campaign’s challenge to its spokesperson, but does not provide extensive independent verification.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is credited.
The article reports poll figures, sample sizes and margins of error, and includes Goldman’s campaign response and its explanation for disputing the 10th District result. It offers limited independent context for assessing the poll’s competing turnout assumptions.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article provides poll methodology and figures and includes Goldman’s campaign’s objections to the result. It does not provide an independent assessment of the competing turnout claims.
- Counterarguments presented — Goldman’s campaign challenges the poll and explains its concerns about the assumed electorate.
- Source diversity — Polling results and a campaign response are included, but no independent expert evaluates the dispute.
- Loaded language — The opening uses emphatic wording to describe the poll’s result.
The article is framed as a poll report, with campaign claims attributed to their sources. Some dramatic wording heightens the presentation, but the text does not show a clear ideological lean.
- Source selection — It presents the poll findings and includes Goldman’s campaign’s rebuttal.
- Language tone — Terms such as “shocking,” “badly lose” and “yawning” add a sensational tone.
An Emerson College poll puts Brad Lander 34 points ahead of Rep. Dan Goldman in New York’s 10th District Democratic primary, though Goldman’s campaign disputes the survey. The article also reports close, unsettled polling in two open-seat Democratic primaries.
The Emerson College poll found Lander leading Goldman 57% to 23% in the 10th District primary. The survey interviewed 450 voters on May 16–17 and had a margin of error of 4.6 percentage points. Goldman’s campaign called the poll inaccurate, arguing that it assumed unusually high youth turnout and undercounted working-class voters who support him.
The article also describes close contests for open seats in the 7th and 12th Districts, with many voters undecided. In the 7th District, Claire Valdez had 23% support, Antonio Reynoso 21%, and Julie Won 13%; in the 12th, Micah Lasher led with 22%, followed by Alex Bores at 20%, Jack Schlossberg at 11%, and George Conway at 10%.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Lander in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Lander’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →Incumbent representative seeking reelection in New York’s 10th District
Goldman's version of this story ↗Democratic candidate in the 12th District primary
Democratic candidate in the 12th District primary
Democratic candidate in the 7th District primary
Democratic candidate in the 12th District primary
President, mentioned in connection with Goldman’s role in his first impeachment proceeding
Democratic candidate in the 7th District primary
Democratic candidate in the 12th District primary
Democratic candidate in the 7th District primary
Representative retiring from the 7th District seat
Part of a bigger story
4 OUTLETSA poll puts Brad Lander 34 points ahead of Rep. Dan Goldman in their New York Democratic primary. Center outlets report Goldman’s campaign challenge to the poll’s assumptions. Right-leaning outlets frame Lander’s lead as a possible Goldman defeat, with some also criticizing Goldman’s record.
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