Socialists Sweep, Will New York City Weep? (opens in new tab)

The news of a Zohran Mamdani-backed slate of Socialist candidates — Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez — scoring big wins last night in New York City’s congressional primaries should send a shudder down the spine of America as we behold the transformation in the gilded city of Gotham. New York City’s heavy Democratic base all but assures that last night’s victors will take seats as members of Congress come January.Something tectonic is shifting across America’s most eli...