Greg Dworkin

The Primary Season: 2026 Already Surpasses Average Number of Incumbent Losses, and a Low Number of Incumbents are Running KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Yesterday, New York Democrats ousted a pair of incumbents in primary elections, Dan Goldman (D, NY-10) and Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13). — Those two losses brought the total number of House incumbent defeats to 7, a number that is already above the postwar historical average, even as the primary season is still ongoing.

American politics, reordered and reimagined by a decade of President Trump‘s rise, fall and resurrection, is imploding in substantial ways. • MAGA is splintering between Trump enthusiasts and true “America First” believers. • Socialism is rising in popularity and clout. Democratic leaders are flailing. • Israel is bleeding support with both parties. Pro-Palestinian politicians are winning elections.

Mamdani Emerges as Kingmaker, Pushing His Slate to a Primary Sweep Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his allies swept a series of congressional primaries in New York City on Tuesday in a remarkable show of strength for the insurgent left that sent shock waves through the Democratic Party.