Posted on 06/27/2026 4:12:46 AM PDT by Libloather
A Democratic House hopeful vying for one of the nation's most competitive districts is staying silent after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., voiced support for her campaign.
Ocasio-Cortez, a leftist firebrand with growing influence in the Democratic Party, congratulated former Biden administration official Cait Conley on her primary victory in a social media post Wednesday.
"I look forward to working together as a delegation as we fight for working families across New York," Ocasio-Cortez wrote.
The post also celebrated a Democrat vying to succeed retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., alongside three socialist candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Conley has yet to comment on Ocasio-Cortez's support or address the trio of far-left candidates — longtime New York official Brad Lander, state Assembly member Claire Valdez, D-N.Y., and activist Darializa Avila-Chevalier — who have called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), are outspoken critics of Israel and have vowed to advance the Palestinian cause in Congress.
Conley's general election opponent, Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., insists she should have to answer for it.
"Which is it, Cait: do you reject AOC and the candidates who want to abolish ICE, defund the police, and tear down our borders, or do you embrace them?" Lawler's campaign manager Ciro Riccardi said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"The Hudson Valley deserves an answer, and so far all we've heard is your damning silence," he continued.
Lander and Avila-Chevalier previously called for defunding the police, while the latter has continued to advocate for abolishing prisons and stopping all deportations. Avila-Chevalier also reposted a tweet denying Israel's right to exist and helped form a pro-Palestinian group at Columbia University that called for "the total eradication of Western civilization."
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Silence is violence.
How can someone with the IQ of dust have that much influence on a political party? I think that is more of a commentary on the sad state of affairs in the Democrat party than it is on the influence of AOC.
a schism
YES
I’m pretty sure, 16 signed a letter saying that they don’t agree with these wackos on immigration, patriotism, and a few other things. It doesn’t seem quiet to me.
They need to defund the security for the idiots that want to defund the police ,LOL
Yeah good thing for you that a few have given this fig leaf of deniability eh? Must have hit a little too close when I use their silly talking phrases against them. Shame on me. Thanks.
Here is a succinct analysis of the recent elections in NY City:
"In NY’s 7th district, known as the 'Commie Corridor,' where affluent young white leftist transplants in Western Queens and North Brooklyn carried DSA candidate Claire Valdez to a landslide victory. More controversially in NY-13, Darializa Chevalier — an authentically radical pro-Palestinian organizer and hardline anti-Zionist — pulled off an upset against incumbent congressman Adriano Espaillat."
Furthering NY City's doom loop - as businesses and the tax base flee.
“WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS NEW YORK” IS A RAPIDLY SWINDLING NUMBER
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