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Progressive victories signal mood of some Democratic voters

Season 2026 Episode 130 | 6m 13s

Progressive Democrats dominated New York's midterm primary elections in a resounding show of strength for the Democratic Socialist mayor of New York City. All three candidates endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their races, two of them ousting sitting congressmen. Geoff Bennett discussed the results with Brigid Bergin, a politics reporter for New York Public Radio.

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