{"id":2618594,"date":"2026-06-24T16:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-clash-over-what-the-new-york-city-primary-elections-mean-for-the-party\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:06:02","slug":"democrats-clash-over-what-the-new-york-city-primary-elections-mean-for-the-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-clash-over-what-the-new-york-city-primary-elections-mean-for-the-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats clash over what the New York City primary elections mean for the party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-clash-over-what-the-new-york-city-primary-elections-mean-for-the-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618594&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani facilitated a socialist wave by endorsing candidates who unseated established Democrats in primaries, notably Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez, and Brad Lander. These victories highlight a shift towards more progressive and socialist depiction within the city&#8217;s congressional delegation and have sparked debates about whether the Democratic Party should move left or centre in response too electoral changes and national politics, especially concerning opposition to Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>The results challenged the Democratic establishment, with figures like Jaime Harrison, former DNC Chair, criticizing candidates who run under the Democratic banner but criticize the party, urging focus on building the party instead. Conversely, Senator Chris Murphy emphasized the importance of voters&#8217; preferences over party bureaucracy, advocating for a bolder party approach. Hunter Biden also commented that the party\u2019s establishment appears increasingly ineffective, noting voters are willing to support candidates with genuine beliefs outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conventional middle ground<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other establishment allies suffered losses, with incumbents like Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat losing to more progressive challengers. Simultaneously occurring,Republican House Majority Leader mike Johnson claimed that socialists have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kinzinger-rips-trump-pompeo-over-afghanistan-withdrawal-pompeo-fires-back\/\" title=\"Kinzinger Rips Trump, Pompeo Over Afghanistan Withdrawal. Pompeo Fires Back.\">gained full control<\/a> of the democratic Party,criticizing the recent primaries as indicative of a shift toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/r-emmett-tyrrell-the-party-of-joe-biden\/\" title=\"R. Emmett Tyrrell: The ... of Joe Biden\">left-wing dominance<\/a> within the party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> helped usher in a socialist sweep in the Big Apple on Tuesday as three congressional candidates he endorsed toppled incumbent, more establishment Democrats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trio of victories from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4621941\/new-york-democratic-primary-13th-district\/\">Darializa Avila Chevalier<\/a>, Claire Valdez, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4619187\/new-york-10th-democratic-primary\/\">Brad Lander<\/a> solidified the socialist mayor as the Empire State\u2019s power broker and charted a new course for the Democratic Party in New York City\u2019s congressional delegation. After the socialist and progressive candidates swept their ballots, the Democrats renewed their debate over the central question for the party\u2019s future: To counter President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, should the Democrats turn more left or shift to the center?<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4623308\/david-trone-self-funded-billionaires-electoral-success\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Self-funded billionaire David Trone shows personal wealth is no guarantee of electoral success<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4623158\/mike-johnson-predicts-gop-sweep-presidential-2028-and-november\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mike Johnson predicts GOP sweep in 2026, 2028, and 2030<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4622915\/fetterman-dirtbag-left-socialists-new-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman bemoans \u2018dirtbag left\u2019 winning over establishment Democrats in New York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4622357\/mamdani-new-york-democratic-establishment-primary-takeaways\/\">MAMDANI\u2019S NEW YORK TAKEOVER RATTLES DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT: FOUR TAKEAWAYS FROM TUESDAY\u2019S PRIMARIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3400\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> Chairman Jaime Harrison took to X to voice frustration with candidates hopping on the Democratic ballot while disparaging the party itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don\u2019t run for our nomination,\u201d Harrison <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/harrisonjaime\/status\/2069570034868047996\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cDon\u2019t use our resources. Don\u2019t rely on our volunteers. Don\u2019t use our infrastructure. Don\u2019t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harrison did not mention any candidates by name in his post, but it came after Avila Chevalier had faced scrutiny over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/24\/darializa-avila-chevalier-win-new-york\">past comments<\/a> she made against former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a>. Valdez has also sounded off on how the Democratic Party can <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/the.ink\/p\/claire-valdez-on-what-democrats-can\">take lessons<\/a> from the Democratic Socialists of America, calling the establishment wing \u201ccorporate Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former DNC leader told the unnamed candidates instead to \u201cfocus on building the party you actually support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harrison\u2019s post got picked up by Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-murphy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2927\">Chris Murphy<\/a> (D-CT), who countered the former DNC chairman\u2019s viewpoint, saying the party\u2019s future should follow the momentum of its voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know man, who is \u2018the Democratic Party\u2019 if it\u2019s not the voters? Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us \u2013 and right now they are demanding our party be bolder,\u201d Murphy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/2069635856642539532?s=20\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"437\">Hunter Biden<\/a>, the former president\u2019s son who recently resurfaced on social media after years of turmoil and a pardon from his father, also chimed in on the debate. He wrote on X a list of takeaways from the New York City primary night that included some hits at the Democratic establishment and the centrists of the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEndorsements from the current Democratic leadership now read like warnings. The establishment wing of the party is no longer a sword. It\u2019s a question mark,\u201d Hunter Biden <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HunterBiden\/status\/2069797401078939851?s=20\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe middle is not a strategy. It\u2019s an empty room. Voters reached past the establishment to grab someone who actually believes something,\u201d Hunter Biden continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4622935\/mike-johnson-socialists-taken-full-control-democratic-party\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4622935\">MIKE JOHNSON SAYS SOCIALISTS HAVE \u2018TAKEN FULL CONTROL\u2019 OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Tuesday night was a win for Mamdani, it was a loss for House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) and the democratic establishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries had endorsed incumbent Reps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-goldman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"6276\">Dan Goldman<\/a> (D-NY) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), who had pledged their loyalty to the current Democratic House leadership. Goldman fell to Lander, and Espaillat lost to Avila Chevalier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Republican side, House Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-NY) has hammered Democrats over the results, saying socialists have \u201ctaken full control of the Democratic Party, or what was left of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamdani&#8217;s endorsed candidates topple Dem incumbents in NYC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2618595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26175175032333.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,36462,37043,38090],"class_list":["post-2618594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-new-york-city","tag-political-debate","tag-primary-elections"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26175175032333.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618594"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618599,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618594\/revisions\/2618599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}