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Business-funded Super PAC claims victory over AOC-backed candidates in NY primaries

JL;DR SUMMARY In recent New York primaries, a business-funded Super PAC known as Common Sense New Yorkers claimed success after most candidates backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were defeated. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityReal EstateProgressive CandidatesBdsPolice DefundingSuper PacOcasio CortezNew York PrimariesFinance ExecutivesCommon Sense New Yorkers

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Queens, New York, United States
"Juan Ardila, an activist who in the past posted racist and antisemitic messages on social media, bested his competitors for an open Assembly seat in Queens."
Hudson Valley, New York, United States
"And Sarahana Shrestha, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, beat longtime Assemblyman Kevin Cahill in the Hudson Valley."
The Bronx, New York, United States
"Among those targeted with direct mail, digital advertising and radio ads was Jonathan Soto, a former staffer of Ocasio-Cortez, who challenged Michael Benedetto, a Democrat from The Bronx who chairs the influential education committee."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The results are somewhat different than the primaries two years ago, when a number of incumbents lost their reelection bids to candidates backed by Ocasio-Cortez and the DSA, including two Brooklyn Assemblymembers, Joe Lentol and Flix Ortiz, who represented districts with large Orthodox populations."

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