民主社会主义者协会支持的候选人击败共和党人梅尔文·里维拉，以接替即将退休的众议员妮迪亚·贝拉斯克斯
作者：利奥·布里塞诺、阿什莉·J·迪梅拉 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年11月3日 美国东部时间晚上10:09
史蒂夫·希尔顿警告加州出现民主社会主义者协会夺权，矛头直指无家可归者和毒品危机
加州州长候选人史蒂夫·希尔顿做客《福克斯与朋友们》节目，讨论该州不断升级的无家可归者和毒品危机。希尔顿警告称民主社会主义者协会可能夺权，并批评对手哈维尔·贝塞拉。他认为当前政策未能满足加州居民的需求，呼吁在选举前紧急改革该州领导层。
纽约州第7国会选区的民主党国会候选人克莱尔·瓦尔德兹周二晚间预计将赢得联邦众议员选举，击败共和党挑战者、社区活动家梅尔文·里维拉，以接替即将卸任的纽约州民主党众议员妮迪亚·贝拉斯克斯。
贝拉斯克斯自2013年以来一直担任该席位，1993年起出任国会众议员，现已宣布退休。
该选区民主党倾向明显，使瓦尔德兹成为热门人选，她的胜利是民主社会主义者协会在2026年中期选举中又一个值得关注的胜利。
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【由马姆达尼支持的社会主义者初选获胜后，拟将纽约选举模式推广至全国】
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克莱尔·瓦尔德兹抗议移民及海关执法局。（迈克尔·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社）
在6月的初选中，纽约州第7选区被视为该党发展方向的风向标。
在那场选举中，瓦尔德兹面临着众多国会候选人的激烈竞争，其中包括布鲁克林区区长安东尼奥·雷诺索。
尽管瓦尔德兹获得了民主社会主义者协会和自称社会主义者的纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼的支持，但雷诺索得到了更资深民主党人的支持，其中包括即将退休的贝拉斯克斯。
贝拉斯克斯在初选前接受《纽约时报》采访时表示：“来纽约待几年，对其他民选官员发表看法，却不了解相关历史、奋斗历程，以及谁曾在对抗腐败政府的一线，这实在不太妥当。”
【杰弗里斯的社会主义困境：纽约胜选暴露出民主党的分裂】
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纽约州民主党众议员妮迪亚·贝拉斯克斯于2023年6月15日在国会游客中心出席关于《美国梦与承诺法案》的新闻发布会。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-Roll Call公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
“现在，突然之间，人们就想进来，完全无视历史和背景，决定谁是最佳候选人。”
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美国众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯并未在此次选举中背书任何候选人，但他分析了选举中的分歧，指出民主社会主义者协会与包括该州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯在内的多位纽约民主党人士存在分歧。
杰弗里斯6月对记者表示：“妮迪亚·贝拉斯克斯以及包括莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯…在内的一批非常激进的民主党人，加上进步工人党和众多工会…站在选举的一方，而民主社会主义者协会则在另一方。”
瓦尔德兹在初选纲领中承诺废除移民及海关执法局，并推行绿色新政式的气候变化应对方案。她还支持全民租金管控和全民 Medicare（医疗保险）。
她的纲领在1月获得了民主社会主义者协会的支持。
【民主党国会议员警告极左翼初选获胜后出现“危险”的社会主义议程】
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国会候选人克莱尔·瓦尔德兹、国会候选人布拉德·兰德、市长佐兰·马姆达尼和国会候选人达丽亚利扎·阿维拉·切瓦利尔于2026年6月18日在纽约国王剧院举行的竞选造势（GOTV）集会上举手示意。（迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社）
“凭借这次背书，瓦尔德兹的竞选活动将得到推动市长佐兰·马姆达尼在2025年获胜的志愿军团的支持…瓦尔德兹是纽约州第7选区唯一承诺不接受房地产行业捐款的候选人，”该组织在一份新闻稿中表示。
民主党策略师马利·史密斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“鉴于该选区属于蓝色铁票区，她胜选并不令人意外。”
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“我们是一个包容各方的政党，这意味着会有一些极左翼人士胜出。但要在竞争激烈的红州或摇摆州获胜，我们应该提名像罗伊·库珀和詹姆斯·塔拉里科这样的候选人，”史密斯补充道。
瓦尔德兹并非纽约州唯一让民主党人思考未来走向的民主社会主义者协会支持的候选人。在一场极为相似的初选中，另一位民主社会主义者协会候选人达丽亚利扎·阿维拉·切瓦利尔击败了现任纽约州民主党众议员阿德里亚诺·埃斯帕利亚特，后者是资深民主党人，也是西班牙裔党团主席。
这些胜选引起了全国关注，并招致部分民主党人的批评，他们指责民主社会主义者协会在民主党内的扩张。
宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼向来直言不讳，他是为数不多对该党推举的候选人表示担忧的民主党人之一。
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“看看人们说的一些话：废除监狱、废除边境、废除移民及海关执法局，这些人简直疯了——我所在的党团里有同事甚至拒绝公开谴责这些主张，”费特曼今年早些时候告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
利奥·布里塞诺是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者。他曾是《世界》杂志的记者。
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The DSA-backed candidate defeated Republican Melvin Rivera to replace retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez
By Leo Briceno , Ashley J. DiMellaFox News
Published November 3, 2026 10:09pm EST
Steve Hilton warns of DSA takeover in California, targets homeless and drug crisis
Steve Hilton, a California gubernatorial candidate, joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss the state’s escalating homeless and drug crises. Hilton warns of a potential Democratic Socialists of America takeover and criticizes opponent Xavier Becerra. He argues that the current policies are failing California residents and calls for urgent reform in the state’s leadership ahead of the election.
Claire Valdez, a Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 7th Congressional District, is projected to win her congressional race against Republican challenger Melvin Rivera, a community activist, on Tuesday evening in the race to fill the seat of outgoing Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.
Velázquez, who has held the seat since 2013 and has been a member of Congress since 1993, is retiring.
The district’s strong Democratic lean made Valdez the favorite, and her victory marks another noteworthy win for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in the 2026 midterms.
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MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALISTS LOOK TO TAKE NEW YORK PLAYBOOK NATIONWIDE AFTER PRIMARY VICTORIES
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Claire Valdez protests against ICE.(Michael Santiago/Getty Images)
In the June primary, New York’s 7th District was seen as a proxy for the direction of the party.
During that race, Valdez faced off against a crowded field of other congressional hopefuls. Among them was Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president.
While Valdez enjoyed the backing of the DSA and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist, Reynoso received support from more established Democrats — including the outgoing Velázquez.
“It’s very nice to get to New York for a few years and to have opinions about other elected officials without knowing the history and the struggle and who was there fighting corrupt government,” Velázquez told the New York Times ahead of the primary.
JEFFRIES’ SOCIALISM DILEMMA: NEW YORK VICTORIES EXPOSE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIVIDE
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Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., arrives to a news conference on the American Dream and Promise Act in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, June 15, 2023(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“Now, all of the sudden, people want to come in and decide who is the best candidate with total disregard to the history, the background.”
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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries didn’t endorse in the race, but surmised the divides at play in the race, noting the DSA’s break with many other New York Democratic figures, including Letitia James, the state’s attorney general.
“Nydia Velázquez and a coalition of very progressive Democrats, including Tish James… along with the Working Families Party and many of the unions… are on one side of that race, with DSA on the other,” Jeffries told reporters in June.
Valdez based her primary platform on promises to abolish ICE and implement a Green New Deal-style approach to climate change. She also supports universal rent control and Medicare for All.
Her platform attracted the backing of the DSA in January.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN WARNS OF ‘DANGEROUS’ SOCIALIST AGENDA AFTER FAR-LEFT PRIMARY WINS
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Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King’s Theater on June 18, 2026, in New York City.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
“With this endorsement, Valdez’s campaign will be powered by the same volunteer army that propelled Mayor Zohran Mamdani to victory in 2025… Valdez is the only candidate running in NY-7 who has committed to not taking money from the real estate industry,” the group stated in a press release.
Democratic strategist Mally Smith told Fox News Digital, “It is not surprising she won given how blue that district is.”
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“We are a big tent party and that means there are going to be some folks on the far left who win. But for us to win in competitive red or swing states we should nominate candidates like Roy Cooper and James Talarico,” Smith added.
Valdez isn’t the only DSA-backed candidate in New York to prompt considerations about the future of the Democratic Party. In a very similar primary race, Darializa Avila Chevalier, another DSA candidate, beat out incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., a high-ranking Democrat and the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
The wins have captured national attention and drawn criticism from some Democrats who have criticized the DSA’s growth in the party.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who has not shied away from confrontations, has been one of the few Democrats to express alarm about the kind of candidates carrying the party’s banner.
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“I mean, you look at some of the things that people have said. Abolish prison, abolish the border, abolish ICE, I mean these crazy people — I have colleagues in my caucus that refuse to even call this out,” Fetterman told Fox News Digital earlier this year.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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