By

Ed Kilgore,

political columnist for Intelligencer since 2015

“AIPAC Adrian” Boafo wins a congressional seat in Maryland.

The big story of the June 23 primary elections is progressive Democrats’ insurgent triumphs in New York, which burnished Zohran Mamdani’s reputation and struck fear in the heart of would-be national power broker Hakeem Jeffries and his Democratic Establishment allies.