纽约国会初选中，主张批评以色列政策的候选人取得显著成果。[1]由纽约州议员Zohran Mamdani支持的三位候选人全部赢得初选。[1]其中，Claire Valdez击败了民主党建制派候选人Antonio Reynoso。[1]同时，Brad Lander在纽约第10选区战胜现任众议院议员Dan Goldman。[1]
加沙战争成为这些初选的核心议题。[1]自2023年10月7日开始的加沙冲突已造成超过73,000人死亡。[1]Lander在胜选演讲中直言："我们党需要承认乔·拜登的'拥抱比比'战略是一个灾难性的错误"。[1]
这些选举结果反映出民主党内部在中东问题上的深刻分裂，进步派与温和派对加沙战争的立场存在显著对立。[1]民主党全国委员会主席Jamie Harrison表示加沙战争帮助Harris失去密歇根州。[1]这一分裂可能对民主党的选举前景产生影响。[1]
Candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and aligned with criticism of Israel swept three congressional primary races, signaling deepening divisions within the Democratic Party over the Gaza conflict [1]. Claire Valdez defeated establishment Democrat Antonio Reynoso in one of the contests, while Brad Lander won in New York's 10th District against incumbent House member Dan Goldman [1]. The war in Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, and has killed more than 73,000 people, has become a defining issue for progressive Democrats [1].
The primary results have raised concerns among party leadership about the electoral implications of these rifts. Lander stated in his victory speech that "our party needs to acknowledge that Joe Biden's 'embrace Bibi' strategy is a catastrophic mistake," reflecting the intensity of the divide between progressive and moderate wings of the party [1]. Democratic National Committee Chair Jamie Harrison noted that the Gaza war contributed to Vice President Kamala Harris losing Michigan [1].