Winning Socialist Who Stormed Out Of Interview Exposes Unnoticed, Deeper Rift Among Far-Left
Winning Socialist Who Stormed Out Of Interview Exposes Unnoticed, Deeper Rift Among Far-Left
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 18: Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of next week's primary, and the start of early voting on Saturday, as the pair campaigned for Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who are challenging incumbents in Democratic primary contests. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Mamdani-backed candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, is projected to win the Democratic primary for New York’s 13th Congressional District.
Chevalier stormed out of a Spanish-language radio interview Tuesday with La Mega 97.9 after hosts asked about a deleted post in which Chevalier expresses her distaste for Dominican nationalism. Chevalier was born to Dominican immigrants.
“[T]his fucking nationalism is why I don’t be putting that [Dominican] flag in my bio that shit is violent and there is nothing good that can come of it,” Chevalier reportedly wrote in 2022. (RELATED: INGERSOLL: Usha Vance Carries The Answer To NYC’s Rising Radicalism)
When a host asked Chevalier to “address the Dominican community that may feel bad for the things she has said in the past,” Chevalier punted, saying she felt bad about many of her past social........
