Micah Lasher beats Jack Schlossberg in Manhattan House primary
Why it matters: Lasher is heavily favored in November in a district where Democrats account for about two-thirds of registered voters.
Micah Lasher, a New York state assembly member and former aide to Rep. Jerry Nadler, defeated Jack Schlossberg in Tuesday's crowded Democratic primary for an open U.S. House seat in Manhattan. Schlossberg, 33, entered the race with the Kennedy name and a strong social media profile but faced questions about his limited political resume. The contest drew outsized attention not only because Schlossberg is John F. Kennedy's grandson, but also because it became an expensive proxy fight involving artificial intelligence interests. Lasher now heads toward a general election in a district where Democrats hold a dominant voter registration edge.