Blunt Rochester Dodges Socialism Question After 3 NYC Primary Wins

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 24

CNBC pressed Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester on where socialism has ever been beneficial after three socialist candidates won New York City primaries, but she declined to answer directly.
Blunt Rochester instead framed the results as a sign of unusually high voter engagement and argued Democrats must tailor campaigns to local concerns while focusing on the economy and cost of living.
Joe Kernen repeated the question after her initial deflection, and she replied that they could discuss races across the country in a future interview.
The three winners—Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier—ran on socialist economic policies, anti-Israel positions and opposition to ICE, with backing from Mayor Zohran Mamdani.