Washington Timesstark warning, socialist candidates
Three candidates endorsed by New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primaries according to multiple reports. Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier prevailed in their respective races. A fourth winner, Micah Lasher, was not endorsed by Mamdani.
Mamdani's endorsements produced decisive victories that show growing organizational strength of democratic socialists inside the Democratic Party.
“Grassroots infrastructure and rejection of centrist incumbents”
Conservative
The results demonstrate the Democratic Party's shift toward socialism in a city already facing crime and fiscal strain.
“Radicalism over practical governance and accelerated urban decline”
Libertarian
Winners championing heavier taxation, rent controls, and weakened enforcement will reduce economic mobility and individual choice.
“Expansion of state authority at the expense of voluntary exchange”
Devil's Advocate
All prior views rest on the incorrect premise that Mamdani is mayor and overstate his causal role while ignoring primary-to-general gaps and policy consequences.
“Factual error and avoidance of testable outcomes on budgets and services”