Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair Adriano Espaillat lost his primary in New York's Thirteenth District to democratic socialist challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier, according to Axios. The establishment mounted a significant defense—AIPAC-backed groups and the Hispanic Caucus's own PAC spent nearly four million dollars combined to re-elect him. Yet voters chose Chevalier, reflecting a growing divide within the Democratic Party between establishment leadership and progressive grassroots. The loss is particularly symbolic: the chair of a major Democratic caucus, ousted in his own district despite institutional backing and major spending.

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