Good news for all shitposters on Twitter: it won’t ruin your political career! So declared New York City Council Member Chi Ossé late Tuesday night, after Darializa Avila Chevalier’s massive win over Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
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Bad news for shit un-posters, though. Tearing down a Kennedy’s campaign posters, on camera, could still ruin your lobbying career. So declared the Real Estate Board of New York by firing Dev Awasthi for acting on the same impulse that so many political pros have felt over these past few months watching Jack Schlossberg.
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The voters, in their infinite wisdom, choose the winners and losers on the ballot Tuesday. But what about the names who weren’t running for office? The political world figures who put their blood, sweat and tears – or just a lot of money – into the elections? We have chosen them, the other Winners & Losers of the 2026 primary elections.
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