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Far-left candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept Tuesday night's congressional primaries across New York City, cementing the Democratic Socialists of America's grip on the Democratic Party's public face and deepening a factional divide that has alarmed traditional Democrats.
The results position Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani as the party's dominant power brokers heading into the broader election cycle.
DSA's Rapid Ascent Within a Fractured Party The Democratic Socialist Party has accelerated its march through deep-blue America, with Tuesday's primary sweep representing the latest milestone in a prolonged leftward drift.
The DSA's current standard-bearers — AOC and Mayor Mamdani — are now executing what observers describe as a swift takeover of a party that critics say has been stripped of coherent leadership and energy over more than a decade of electoral attrition.
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