Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., declined to comment on the growing influence of the socialist movement after three candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dominated in primary elections.
Socialist Victories
Mamdani’s political clout was on display Tuesday night after all three House candidates he endorsed — Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez — won their Democratic primaries in New York, beating out more moderate Democrats.
Pelosi, a moderate Democrat herself, refused to answer questions on her reaction to these socialist candidates coming out as victorious. She previously stated that she will ‘reject socialism as an economic system’ and as a full picture of the Democratic Party.
Omar, a member of the progressive Squad, also ignored questions about the New York primary results, including whether the three socialist candidates could complicate House Democrats and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ agendas if they’re elected to Congress.
Response from Other Democrats
Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., welcomed the incoming lawmakers, stating that he is looking forward to them participating in the Democratic caucus.
Johnson argued that the three candidates oppose the Israeli government rather than Israel itself, saying, ‘They were not anti-Israel. They were anti-Israeli government.’
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