Mamdani-backed candidates win big in New York Democratic primaries – US politics live
Three congressional candidates endorsed by Mamdani win in clear sign of New York mayor’s growing influenceElsewhere in New York, Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F Kennedy, was unsuccessful in...
By Vivian Ho · The Guardian World
Three congressional candidates endorsed by Mamdani win in clear sign of New York mayor’s growing influence Elsewhere in New York, Jack Schlossberg , the grandson of John F Kennedy , was unsuccessful in his bid to revive the political legacy of the US’s most vaunted political family and win in a race dominated by money from AI-focused Super Pacs. Longtime New York politician Micah Lasher won the primary in New York’s 12th district, beating out Kennedy and George Conway , the Republican turned vocal Trump critic, among others in a crowded field of Democrats hoping to succeed the long-serving representative Jerry Nadler . Continue reading...