Last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani beat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a proxy war when three of the mayor’s preferred candidates won. Included in the body count were two incumbents: Rep. Dan Goldman, 50, who lost to former comptroller Brad Lander, 56, and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Rep. Adriano Espaillat, 71, who lost to Rep. Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32.
Almost immediately, people — including this writer — wondered what this meant for House Minority Leader and would-be House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, 55. At the party for Mamdani’s third Democratic socialist victor, Claire Valdez, The City Reporter’s Katie Honan shot video showing lefties chanting “You’re next” at the gentleman from Crown Heights when he appeared on the television.
