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Mamdani-backed Trio Sweeps NY Primaries, DSA Victory.

6/27/2026

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Three Mamdani-backed candidates swept New York congressional primaries, marking the DSA’s biggest victory yet.
National co-chair Megan Romer said the DSA will collect chapter surveys on a 2028 presidential preference and require 20- to 40-page dossiers.
The DSA endorsed Melat Kiros in Colorado, Oliver Larkin in Florida, and former Rep. Cori Bush in Missouri, and noted Hasan Piker’s hope for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s candidacy does not create an automatic endorsement.

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Story summary

Three Mamdani-backed candidates swept New York congressional primaries, marking the DSA’s biggest victory yet.
National co-chair Megan Romer said the DSA will collect chapter surveys on a 2028 presidential preference and require 20- to 40-page dossiers.
The DSA endorsed Melat Kiros in Colorado, Oliver Larkin in Florida, and former Rep. Cori Bush in Missouri, and noted Hasan Piker’s hope for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s candidacy does not create an automatic endorsement.