2026 New York City Democratic congressional primaries

Mark HalperinAmerican political journalist and host of the podcast Next Up

• Halperin predicts more controversial past statements by Chevalier and similar candidates will surface.

  “I think we're going to find more videos, more statements, more social media posts that she's failed to fully scrub from human history”

  The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346 (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 23:56

• Halperin says Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries lack the courage and skill to stand up to the party's left wing.

  “Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have known for a decade what's happening. And they do not have the nerve and the courage and the skill to stand up to that wing of the party”

  The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346 (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 9:27

• Halperin argues the energy and power in the Democratic Party lies with its radical progressive wing, extending beyond New York.

  “And the energy and power in the Democratic Party is with this wing of the party. It's Israel, it's anti-establishment, it's anti-ICE, it's pro-radicalism”

  The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346 (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 9:39