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

Schlossberg lost the Democratic primary after campaigning on a message about the kind of candidates the party should put forward.

A Kennedy scion runs in a crowded, pricey New York City congressional primary
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Micah Lasher defeated Jack Schlossberg in a crowded Democratic primary for an open Manhattan congressional seat. The campaign drew attention for Schlossberg’s Kennedy family ties and for spending by competing artificial-intelligence interests.

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Democratic candidate who lost the Manhattan primary

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Democratic candidate who won the Manhattan primary

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Democratic candidate who lost the primary

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

Former New York representative and Bores endorser

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who criticized George Conway after the primary

Democratic candidate who lost the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Jerry Nadler, New York representative and Lasher endorser; 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 wife

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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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