NEW YORK CITY—The June 25 primary elections in several of New York State’s congressional districts are among the most closely watched contests in the nation, pitting against one another candidates with markedly different visions of the future of their own party, the nation, and the world.
The near-even split in the U.S. House of Representatives, with 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats, makes November’s general elections critical for determining the balance of power in Washington.
Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman finds himself the underdog in a hotly contested primary against Westchester County Executive George Latimer. The two-term member of the progressive wing of the party known as The Squad, risks being the first incumbent Democrat to lose their primary this election year….