Clean sweep for Mamdani-backed candidates in New York's Democratic primary

Goldman, an heir to the Levi Strauss denim fortune, won plaudits from his party for leading the first impeachment inquiry of Trump in 2019.But his defence of Israel sparked a backlash from some in New York, including a Brooklyn coffee shop that posted on social media over the weekend that the congressman was not welcome there.Goldman visited Poetica Coffee in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with his seven-year-old daughter on Sunday, leading the coffee shop to post that it doesn't "serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers or anyone in between". The post was later deleted. Both Lander and Goldman are Jewish.In New York's affluent 12th district, Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F Kennedy, lost his election. ReutersJack Schlossberg is a political newcomer known for his quirky social media postsSchlossberg, 33, was defeated by assemblymember Micah Lasher in a crowded race to succeed congressman Jerry Nadler. Lasher was an aide to Nadler.Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy, is a Vogue correspondent, Harvard Law School graduate and political newcomer known for his quirky social media posts.Another also-ran in the 12th district was George Conway, the conservative lawyer who set up an anti-Trump group, the Lincoln Project. He managed to win only about 6% of the vote.