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

Schlossberg lost the crowded Manhattan Democratic primary and urged his party to offer more responsive candidates.

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John Schlossberg lost the Democratic primary for an open Manhattan congressional seat to state Assemblymember Micah Lasher. The crowded race drew attention for its expensive contest over artificial intelligence regulation and the involvement of prominent political figures.

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Democratic congressional candidate who lost the primary

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Democratic congressional candidate who lost the primary

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Democratic congressional candidate who won the 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’s defeat in a social media post

Democratic congressional candidate who lost the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Jerry Nadler, Former representative and former employer of Lasher who endorsed him; John F. Kennedy, Former president and Schlossberg’s grandfather; Kathy Hochul, New York governor who appeared with Lasher; 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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