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纽约市长背书三名左翼国会候选人，挑战民主党保守派元老
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发布时间：2026年6月23日 美国东部时间早上5:00 | 更新时间：2026年6月23日 美国东部时间早上5:22
斯图尔特·瓦尼聚焦纽约市长佐赫兰·曼达尼将纽约打造为美国社会主义枢纽的激进竞选活动。曼达尼支持三名极左翼众议院候选人，其中包括达丽娅·阿莉莎，后者提出免费育儿、免费大学教育、废除移民海关执法局（ICE）等政策主张。瓦尼指出，现年34岁的曼达尼正力争成为接替伯尼·桑德斯的新一代社会主义领袖。
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纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼与总统唐纳德·特朗普并未出现在本次初选 ballot 上，但随着纽约州、马里兰州、犹他州和南卡罗来纳州举行初选与 runoff 选举，两人对民主党与共和党的影响力将迎来考验。
看似在为自己留后路的特朗普，在南卡罗来纳州共和党州长初选 runoff 的最后时刻进行了背书，如今他同时支持两名角逐任期将满的共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯继任者的候选人。
与此同时，曼达尼正在测试政治权力的边界——就在一年前，他在纽约市民主党初选中获胜，随后当选这座美国人口最多城市的市长，在全美政坛掀起震荡，如今他正直接挑战民主党建制派。
这位34岁的社会主义市长正在初选中背书一批候选人，其中包括三名左翼国会候选人，他们将挑战民主党保守派元老。
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2026年6月18日，纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼（右二）与进步派领袖、佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯（中）在纽约市一场为极左翼国会候选人助选的“投票动员”集会上发表演讲，该集会距纽约州初选仅数日之遥。（亚当·格雷/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
在这批候选人中，政治组织者达丽亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利尔是曼达尼背书的初选挑战者，她将在纽约第13国会选区挑战国会西班牙裔核心小组主席阿德里亚诺·埃斯帕伊拉。该选区覆盖曼哈顿北部三分之一区域以及布朗克斯的一小块区域。现年32岁的谢瓦利尔表示，如果周二获胜，将成为引发连锁反应的“多米诺骨牌”，并在全美建立“社会主义政权”。
现年71岁的埃斯帕伊拉已在国会任职十年，获得包括纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔在内的一众政党领袖支持。
曼达尼还背书了前纽约市审计长布拉德·兰德，后者去年在拥挤的初选中曾与曼达尼竞争，但后来成为他最坚定的支持者之一。兰德正在纽约第10国会选区挑战现任民主党众议员丹·戈德曼，该选区包括曼哈顿下城和布鲁克林部分区域。戈德曼的支持者包括前众议院议长南希·佩洛西。
在覆盖布鲁克林和皇后区部分区域的纽约第7国会选区，曼达尼背书了州众议员克莱尔·巴尔德斯，她正与布鲁克林区长安东尼奥·雷纳索展开竞争，雷纳索获得了即将退休的众议员妮迪亚·维拉兹克斯的支持。
除曼达尼外，巴尔德斯与阿维拉·谢瓦利尔均为美国民主社会主义者组织成员。
巴尔德斯曾表示，选民希望民主党候选人在以色列问题上立场明确，而三场国会初选部分聚焦反以色列情绪，曼达尼近期将顶级亲以色列游说团体美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）称为“怪物”。
“这就是我们的团队。今年是我们的一年。我们所有人都要助力他们冲线。”曼达尼在上周与三名候选人及佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯——这位长期进步派领袖、两次民主党总统候选人提名亚军——共同参加集会前的社交媒体帖文中强调道。
在集会上，曼达尼强调民主党“必须变革”。
曼达尼式候选人崛起，民主党内部爆发“全面战争”
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对曼达尼而言，这是一场高风险的赌注：最终结果要么是让他成为决定选举胜负的关键人物，要么是削弱他的政治权力。
这位社会主义者一年半以来一直是极左翼的宠儿。但在担任纽约市市长六个月后，他也将民主党内部的前批评者——包括霍楚尔——争取为盟友，甚至还获得了特朗普的赞扬。
特朗普去年多次称曼达尼是“共产主义疯子”，但在去年11月一场引发全国关注的椭圆形办公室会晤中，总统称赞曼达尼是“非常理性的人”，会“干得非常出色”。
2026年2月26日，纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼在华盛顿特区白宫与特朗普总统会面。（佐赫兰·克瓦梅·曼达尼市长 via X平台）
资深民主党战略家乔·卡亚佐对福克斯新闻数字频道表示：“显而易见，曼达尼懂得权力以及如何运用权力。”
“他仍然极具人气，而且他似乎也明白这种情况不会永远持续下去。这就是为什么我认为你现在能看到他在动用政治影响力。这是明智的政治策略，”曾参与2016年和2020年桑德斯总统竞选的卡亚佐补充道。
曼达尼背书的候选人，包括部分角逐州立法职位的人士，大多都在宣扬这位市长的施政纲领：在这座生活成本位居全美前列的城市中聚焦民生负担能力。
曼达尼对三名国会候选人的支持，加上周四与桑德斯共同举行的集会，给共和党人提供了更多攻击武器——长期以来，共和党一直将曼达尼描绘成激进分子，将其作为攻击民主党工具，而今年共和党正试图保住其在众议院的微弱多数席位。
“佐赫兰·曼达尼的社会主义标签极具危害性，”美国全国共和党国会委员会全国新闻发言人迈克·马里内拉对福克斯新闻数字频道表示。
“而在民主党没有领袖、没有明确信息的当下，他正是我们可以用来攻击民主党人的完美‘稻草人’，让民众看清是谁在领导民主党，以及他们所支持的疯狂政策。”
在南卡罗来纳州，特朗普周五在社交媒体上表示，他将在共和党州长提名争夺战中同时支持州司法部长艾伦·威尔逊与副州长帕梅拉·埃维特。
南卡罗来纳州共和党州长候选人、州司法部长艾伦·威尔逊（左）在该州 runoff 选举前夕的6月22日，于南卡罗来纳州萨姆特与选民握手。（保罗·施泰因豪泽/福克斯新闻）
“如果我只支持其中一人，就会伤害到另一人，因此，我将为南卡罗来纳州州长竞选同时背书帕姆·埃维特和艾伦·威尔逊！”特朗普写道，并补充道：“无论选他们中的哪一位，都不会出错。”
特朗普同时背书威尔逊的举动似乎是在为自己留后路，因为特朗普此前就已背书埃维特，而埃维特也获得了特朗普的长期核心盟友麦克马斯的支持。
南卡罗来纳州的 runoff 选举被视为最新一次考验特朗普对共和党巨大影响力以及其背书在共和党提名竞争中效力的机会。
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特朗普同时背书埃维特和威尔逊并非首次在同一场共和党选举中做出双重背书。最著名的一次是2022年密苏里州共和党参议院初选中，特朗普背书了“ERIC”组合——当时两位主要候选人分别是埃里克·施密特和埃里克·格赖滕斯。两位候选人都声称获得了特朗普的背书，最终施密特赢得提名。
在南卡罗来纳州，特朗普于上月末，也就是州长初选一周半前背书了埃维特。
埃维特在初选中以领先者身份脱颖而出，威尔逊位居第二。参选阵营还包括众议员南希·梅斯和拉尔夫·诺曼，以及亿万富翁商人罗姆·雷迪。由于没有候选人获得多数选票，埃维特和威尔逊作为前两名进入6月23日的 runoff 选举。
未能进入 runoff 的梅斯和诺曼背书了威尔逊。而威尔逊还获得了得克萨斯州保守派旗手、参议员特德·克鲁兹的支持，并在 runoff 前夕与克鲁兹一同开展竞选活动。
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梅斯对特朗普同时背书埃维特和威尔逊的举动在社交媒体上回应道：“LMAO”，这是“笑到屁滚尿流”（laughing my a– off）的常用缩写。
埃维特与威尔逊之间的 runoff 选举变得激烈起来，在上周的最后一场辩论中，两位候选人展开人身攻击，互相指责对方撒谎、歪曲记录。
威尔逊将自己担任司法部长的任期与他所称的埃维特作为副州长的 largely ceremonial 角色进行对比，并突出自己作为退伍军人、检察官和州最高执法官员的经历。
埃维特则将自己塑造为局外人、获得特朗普背书的商人，同时将威尔逊描绘成职业政客。
总统背书的影响力在纽约州北部也同样受到考验，该地区将选出接替即将退休的共和党众议员伊莉斯·斯特凡尼克的人选。
特朗普背书了首次参选的商人、前拳击手安东尼·康斯坦蒂诺，他将与获得州共和党支持的退役海军陆战队上校、纽约州众议员罗伯特·斯马伦展开对决。
同样出现在初选 ballot 上
现任众议员杰罗尔德·纳德勒宣布退休，使得他代表的曼哈顿选区自1992年当选以来首次出现空缺。这场拥挤的初选阵营中，知名候选人包括纽约州众议员亚历克斯·博雷斯和迈卡·拉舍、已故总统约翰·肯尼迪的孙子杰克·施洛斯伯格，以及前保守派律师、曾反对特朗普的共和党人乔治·康威。纳德勒背书了前国会幕僚迈卡·拉舍。
民主党众议员杰罗尔德·纳德勒（D-N.Y.）在新泽西州纽瓦克的德莱尼监狱外发表讲话。（拉希德·乌马尔·阿巴斯 福克斯新闻数字频道摄）
与此同时，纽约第17国会选区有五名民主党人展开初选角逐，该选区覆盖纽约市北部郊区和远郊地区，获胜者将与共和党众议员迈克·劳勒展开大选对决，这场关键选举是决定共和党能否保住众议院微弱多数席位的数十场关键战役之一。
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在犹他州，选民将根据新划分的国会选区地图提名候选人，新地图在盐湖城创建了一个对民主党友好的选区，打乱了该州全共和党代表团的连任计划。
在马里兰州，民主党州长韦斯·摩尔面临一名胜算渺茫的初选挑战者，他正在寻求连任，同时有猜测称他可能着眼于2028年总统竞选。
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A tale of two parties: Trump, Mamdani put political clout on the line as four states hold primaries
2026-06-23T05:00:32-04:00 / Fox News
The NYC mayor is backing three left-wing congressional contenders taking on the Democratic Party’s old guard
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Published June 23, 2026 5:00am EDT | Updated June 23, 2026 5:22am EDT
Stuart Varney highlights New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s aggressive campaign to establish New York as America’s socialist hub. Mamdani supports three far-left House candidates, including Daria Alisa who proposes policies like free child care, free college, and abolishing ICE. Varney suggests Mamdani, at 34, is vying to become the new socialist leader, succeeding Bernie Sanders.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump are not on the ballot, but their sway over the Democratic and Republican parties will be tested Tuesday as New York, Maryland, Utah, and South Carolina hold primary elections and runoffs.
Trump, seemingly aiming to hedge his bets, made an 11th hour endorsement ahead of the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial runoff and is now backing both candidates in the showdown to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster.
Meanwhile, Mamdani is testing the limits of political power as he takes on the party establishment one year after sending political shock waves across the country with his New York City Democratic primary victory en route to winning election as mayor of the nation’s most populous city.
The 34-year-old socialist mayor is backing a slate of candidates in the primary, including a trio of left-wing congressional contenders who are taking on the Democratic Party’s old guard.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, second from right, and progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, center, headline a rally for a slate of far-left congressional candidates at a Get Out The Vote rally in New York City on June 18, 2026, days ahead of the New York State primary.(Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
At the top of this list is political organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Mamdani-backed primary challenger taking on Rep. Adriano Espaillat, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair, in New’ 13th U.S. House District, which covers the northern third of Manhattan and a sliver of the Bronx. Chevalier, 32, says a victory on Tuesday could be the “domino” that falls and builds a “socialist power” nationwide.
The 71-year-old Espaillat, who has been in Congress for a decade, is supported by a slew of party leaders, including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The mayor is also backing former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who ran against Mamdani last year in the crowded primary field but became one of his biggest backers. Lander is challenging incumbent Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman in the 10th Congressional District, which includes Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Goldman’s supporters include former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
And in New York’s 7th, which covers parts of Brooklyn and Queens, Mamdani’endorsed state Assembly Member Claire Valdez, who is battling Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who is backed by retiring Rep. Nydia Velazquez.
Along with the mayor, Valdez and Avila Chevalier are also members of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Valdez has said voters are looking for Democratic candidates with moral clarity on Israel, and the three congressional primary races have focused in part on anti-Israel sentiment, with Mamdani recently referring to AIPAC, a top pro-Israel lobbying group, as “monsters.”
“This is the team. This is our year. It’s up to all of us to get them over the finish line,” Mamdani emphasized in a social media post ahead of a rally last week with the three candidates and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the longtime progressive champion and two-time Democratic presidential nominee runner-up.
And at the rally, Mamdani emphasized that the Democratic Party “must change.”
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It’s a risky bet for the mayor, which could end with Mamdani being crowned a kingmaker, or weakening his political powers.
The socialist has been a darling of the far left for a year and a half. But six months into his tenure as New York City mayor, he can also count former critics within the Democratic Party, including Hochul, as allies. And he’s even earned praise from Trump.
Trump last year repeatedly claimed Mamdani was a “communist lunatic,” but during an Oval Office meeting in November that grabbed plenty of national attention, the president lauded Mamdani as a “very rational person” who would do a “really good job.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani meets with President Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2026.(Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani via X)
Longtime Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo told Fox News Digital, “It’s crystal clear that Mamdani understands power and how to leverage it.”
“He remains incredibly popular, and it appears he also understands that may not always be the case. That’s why I think you see him flexing his political muscle now. It’s smart politics,” added Caiazzo, a veteran of the 2016 and 2020 Sanders presidential campaigns.
The candidates Mamdani’s backing, including some running for state legislative offices, are mostly showcasing the mayor’s platform of focusing on affordability in a city with one of the nation’s highest costs of living.
Mamdani’s support for the trio of congressional candidates, along with Thursday’s rally with Sanders, gives Republicans, who have long cast the mayor as a radical, more ammunition to use him as a cudgel as they work to hold their razor-thin House majority in this year’s midterm elections.
“Zohran Mamdani’s socialist brand is as toxic as it comes,” National Republican Congressional Committee National Press Secretary Mike Marinella told Fox News Digital.
“And during a time when Democrats don’t have a leader or a message, he’s exactly the kind of bogeyman we can use against Democrats to truly show who is leading their party and the crazy policies they all support.”
In South Carolina, Trump on Friday took to social media to say that he was supporting longtime state Attorney General Alan Wilson as well as Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the battle for the GOP gubernatorial nomination.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, left, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, shakes hands with a voter on the eve of the state’s runoff elections, on June 22, 2026 in Sumter, S.C.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
“I can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to Endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson!” Trump wrote, adding: “With either one you can’t go wrong.”
The endorsement of Wilson appeared to be a move by Trump to cover his bases, because Trump was already backing Evette, who is also supported by McMaster, a longtime top ally of the president.
The South Carolina runoff had been viewed as the latest test of Trump’s immense grip over the GOP and the power of his endorsements in Republican nominating contests.
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And his decision to back both Evette and Wilson wasn’t the first time he’s made dual endorsements in the same Republican race. Most famously, Trump endorsed “ERIC” in the 2022 GOP Senate primary in Missouri, where the two major candidates were Eric Schmitt and Eric Greitens. Both candidates claimed the endorsement, with Schmitt ultimately winning the nomination.
In South Carolina, Trump endorsed Evette late last month, a week and a half before the gubernatorial primary.
Evette finished on top of a crowded field of contenders in the primary election, with Wilson second. The field also included Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, and multimillionaire businessman Rom Reddy. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, as the top two finishers, Evette and Wilson advanced to the June 23 runoff.
Mace and Norman endorsed Wilson after failing to advance to the runoff. And Wilson was also backed — and joined on the campaign trail on the eve of the runoff by Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas.
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Mace, reacting to Trump’s endorsement of both Evette and Wilson, wrote on social media, “LMAO,” which is a common abbreviation for the phrase “laughing my a– off.”
The runoff between Evette and Wilson turned combustible, and in last week’s final debate, both candidates launched personal attacks and accused each other of lying and misrepresenting their records.
Wilson worked to contrast his tenure as attorney general with what he’s argued is Evette’s largely ceremonial role as lieutenant governor. And he has spotlighted his experience as a combat veteran, prosecutor, and the state’s top law enforcement official.
Evette showcased herself as an outsider and a Trump-endorsed businesswoman, while casting Wilson as a career politician.
The power of the president’s endorsement is also on the line in upstate New York, in the race to succeed retiring Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Trump is backing first-time candidate Anthony Constantino, a businessman and former boxer, who is facing off against Robert Smullen, a retired Marine Corps colonel and New York assemblyman who has the backing of the state party.
Also on the primary ballot
Incumbent Rep. Jerry Nadler’s decision to retire left his Manhattan district open for the first time since he was elected in 1992. Notable Democratic candidates in this crowded field include New York Assembly members Alex Bores and Micah Lasher, the late President John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg, and former conservative lawyer and onetime anti-Trump Republican George Conway. Nadler endorsed Lasher — a former congressional staffer.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., stands outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey.(Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital.)
Meanwhile, five Democrats are facing off in the primary in New York’s 17th Congressional District, in New York City’s northern suburbs and exurbs, with the winner facing off against GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in a key general election race that is one of a couple dozen that will decide if Republicans hold their razor-thin House majority.
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In Utah, voters will nominate candidates for Congress using a new map that created a Democratic-friendly district in Salt Lake City, which upended reelection plans of the state’s all-Republican delegation.
And in Maryland, Democratic Gov. Wes Moore faces a longshot primary challenger as he runs for re-election amid speculation that he also has his eye on a potential 2028 presidential campaign.
Fox News’ Sally Persons and the Associated Press contributed to this report
Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News
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