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Newly minted socialist congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier dramatically walked out of a radio interview Tuesday after hosts had the audacity to ask her about the mountain of unhinged social media posts that have defined her campaign against New York Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
Just hours after bolting from the live Spanish-language station La Mega like a student fleeing a pop quiz, Comrade Avila Chevalier pulled off a stunning upset by defeating the five-term incumbent and Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair in New York's deep-blue 13th District, which covers chunks of Manhattan and the Bronx.
Just hours after bolting from the live Spanish-language station La Mega like a student fleeing a pop quiz, Comrade Avila Chevalier pulled off a stunning upset by defeating the five-term incumbent and Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair in New York's deep-blue 13th District, which covers chunks of Manhattan and the Bronx.
The win sends this DSA darling straight to Congress, where she will almost certainly be sworn in come November to represent the very voters she once lectured about the evils of nationalism.
Backed by socialist anti-Zionist/anti-Semitist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists [aka Communists] of America, Avila Chevalier had zero interest in answering questions on primary Election Day about her colorful history of archived, now-deleted posts. Those greatest hits include trashing Democratic leaders, demanding the abolition of police and prisons, opposing all deportations, and hurling various rhetorical grenades at U.S. institutions and foreign policy. Other than that, she's as sweet as apple pie.
Oh, wait.
Backed by socialist anti-Zionist/anti-Semitist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists [aka Communists] of America, Avila Chevalier had zero interest in answering questions on primary Election Day about her colorful history of archived, now-deleted posts. Those greatest hits include trashing Democratic leaders, demanding the abolition of police and prisons, opposing all deportations, and hurling various rhetorical grenades at U.S. institutions and foreign policy. Other than that, she's as sweet as apple pie.
Oh, wait.
She also spearheaded anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and hung around with a campus crew that openly cheered "Death to America." Because nothing says "future congresswoman" than calling for the death of the nation in which you choose to run for public office.
The backlash reached new heights over her bizarre takes on Dominican nationalism.
The backlash reached new heights over her bizarre takes on Dominican nationalism.
In old posts, she refused to fly the Dominican flag on her profile because, unlike calling for death to America, she considered nationalism "violent." This landed especially well in her heavily Dominican-American district, where locals began wondering if their candidate actually likes the culture she wants to represent.
When radio hosts tried to give her a chance to address the Dominican community before polls closed, Avila Chevalier pivoted straight into unity mode. She said she felt bad about her old tweets in a general, non-specific way and that it was time to come together and fight for the important things. Pressed on the flag controversy, she insisted she wanted to talk about "the issues impacting residents of New York 13" instead. When a third host kept pushing, she snapped that she was not going to sit there and be yelled at, declared she had already addressed it, wished everyone a beautiful day, yanked off her headphones, and marched out of the studio.
When radio hosts tried to give her a chance to address the Dominican community before polls closed, Avila Chevalier pivoted straight into unity mode. She said she felt bad about her old tweets in a general, non-specific way and that it was time to come together and fight for the important things. Pressed on the flag controversy, she insisted she wanted to talk about "the issues impacting residents of New York 13" instead. When a third host kept pushing, she snapped that she was not going to sit there and be yelled at, declared she had already addressed it, wished everyone a beautiful day, yanked off her headphones, and marched out of the studio.
Truth being, she was scared to deal with her own words.
The old social media dumpster fire has been the central drama of the Democratic primary, with Avila Chevalier claiming the scrutiny distracts from the real issues and insisting she has evolved since posting all that stuff. She has apologized for some of the rhetoric, including shots at former Vice President Kamala Harris, but she still proudly defends her belief that "all deportations are wrong." Opponents have pointed out that this might be a problem for voters who prefer not having open borders as official policy.
In the end, none of it mattered much in one of America's bluest districts. The controversy simply tested whether voters would overlook a trail of radical statements in favor of fresh socialist promises. They did. Congratulations to the newest member of Congress. America surely cannot wait, and will get what they voted for . . . good and hard.
The old social media dumpster fire has been the central drama of the Democratic primary, with Avila Chevalier claiming the scrutiny distracts from the real issues and insisting she has evolved since posting all that stuff. She has apologized for some of the rhetoric, including shots at former Vice President Kamala Harris, but she still proudly defends her belief that "all deportations are wrong." Opponents have pointed out that this might be a problem for voters who prefer not having open borders as official policy.
In the end, none of it mattered much in one of America's bluest districts. The controversy simply tested whether voters would overlook a trail of radical statements in favor of fresh socialist promises. They did. Congratulations to the newest member of Congress. America surely cannot wait, and will get what they voted for . . . good and hard.
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