The Socialist Who Beat AIPAC: Claire Valdez Interview
July 8, 2026
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as posted by the channel“The writing is on the wall. It should be apparent at this point to the Democratic party leadership that AIPAC is toxic, that funding for Israel is deeply unpopular from among the base and that changes need to happen. Every incumbent Democrat should be paying attention to this moment right now."
Trump’s spiraling about the “communist menace” as the Mamdani effect triggers tectonic shifts to the left – and away from the Democratic establishment – in New York, where State Assemblywoman and proud DSA member Claire Valdez just took the highly competitive primary for New York’s 7th Congressional District, crushing the establishment-backed candidate by more than 20 points. Valdez joined BT Live to discuss the Palestine litmus test for progressive candidates, the rise in anti-war working class consciousness, and voters’ growing demand to be represented by politicians with the courage to sanction, let alone embargo Israel: "In the same way that we sanctioned South Africa during their apartheid regime... I think we should be looking at those tools now, in this moment."
What would it take for a Rep. Valdez to back Hakeem Jeffreys for House speaker? What are her demands for the Democratic primary field looking at 2028? And how will she stand up to establishment pressure and attempts to co-opt the people power behind her, as she (very likely) heads to the US Capitol come November?
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