Pelosi, Omar Dodge Questions After 3 Mamdani-Backed Socialists Win New York Primaries
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 27
Pelosi, Omar Dodge Questions After 3 Mamdani-Backed Socialists Win New York Primaries
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 27
Summary
Three candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez — won Democratic primaries Tuesday, defeating more moderate rivals.
Nancy Pelosi and Ilhan Omar declined to answer questions about whether the wins signaled growing socialist influence inside the Democratic Party or could complicate House Democrats’ agenda.
Hank Johnson welcomed the trio as future caucus members and defended their criticism of Israel as opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government rather than to Israel itself.
Israel and Gaza have become a defining fault line for the party’s progressive wing, with Lander saying criticism of Israel or Zionism should not automatically be treated as antisemitism.
The episode highlights Mamdani’s rising clout in Democratic primaries and renewed tension between the party’s moderates and its socialist-aligned left.