The far-lefts primary wins: Letters to the Editor June 27, 2026
The Issue: Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander win in Democratic primaries.What all three DSA winners in city House Democratic primaries have in common is that they hate our country — instead of being grateful for being here (“Latest lurch left in Mam’s NY,” June 24).Darializa Avila Chevalier went as far as to say that she used our flag to wipe her herself.Many Americans gave their lives for that flag and the country it stands for.
How can we send reps to Congress who are so opposed to everything we stand for?Bill IslerFloral ParkThree DSA radicals who abhor America and its traditions won primaries by a tiny proportion of Democratic voters — most of whom sat out.Hopefully, sane Democrats and Republicans will get off their couches and undo the damage in the general election.Joseph ValenteStaten IslandI can’t believe that ignorant people are putting New York at risk of becoming something that I thought I would never see: a city with no respect for law enforcement, with criminals committing crimes and not even getting a slap on the wrist; budgets that are rising astronomically to fund idiotic proposals and exorbitant politicians’ salaries; politicians turning a blind eye to rampant anti-Semitism; and all of it chasing businesses that the city needs out of the state.New York is becoming unrecognizable to decent and law-abiding citizens.Veronica KwiecinskiMaspethThank you, New York — you have provided the rest of the country with enough laughter and craziness to keep us all in stitches for years.Watching these elected officials disassemble the fabric of common sense will be the only thing to put a smile on your faces.Open borders, no police, no prisons and free stuff that will be impossible to fulfill is all they can talk about, with no possible way to make it all work.
Good luck!Ron HeimerChula Vista, Calif.So the far-left socialist candidates won big in New York.This is sending shivers down the spines of regular Democrats, who no...