On June 23, democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated pro-Israel incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat by 4 percentage points in New York’s Thirteenth Congressional District. However, in the process of campaigning, Espaillat’s team leaned into a rather audacious strategy. It anti-blackness in a historically black area in an attempt to win. Ultimately, Espaillat’s camp failed, but its attempt reveals a broader strategy on the part of the Right to undermine socialist candidates. weaponiz