Mamdani-backed DSA House candidate trails longtime NY Rep. Espaillat by just 8 points: poll

Five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat leads Zohran Mamdani-backed far left insurgent Darializa Avila Chevalier by a less than comfortable eight points in the Democratic primary for the 13th House District — 35% to 27% — with nearly four in ten voters still on the fence, a new poll claims.