{"id":6905,"date":"2026-08-19T07:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2026-08-19T07:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:35:48","slug":"rep-jared-moskowitz-beats-dsa-backed-primary-challenger-in-redrawn-florida-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6905","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Jared Moskowitz beats DSA-backed primary challenger in redrawn Florida district"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz triumphed Tuesday over a Democratic Socialists of America-backed challenger in Florida\u2019s 25th Congressional District primary, delivering a setback to the Democratic Party\u2019s left wing in its drive to unseat moderate incumbents.<\/p>\n

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Moskowitz, one of the most prominent Jewish Democrats in the House of Representatives, will face Republican former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer Nov. 3 for the right to represent a district whose boundaries were recently redrawn by Florida legislators to favor the GOP.<\/p>\n

The defeat by Moskowitz, 45, of union organizer Oliver Larkin follows mixed results for progressives in this month\u2019s contests, with Abdul El-Sayed\u2019s victory in Michigan\u2019s Senate primary followed by Francesca Hong\u2019s defeat in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n

With 91% of the expected vote in, Moskowitz (D-Fla.) had 63.5% support, easily outstripping Larkin\u2019s 36.5%.<\/p>\n

Most polls had shown Moskowitz beating Larkin by double-digits, with the exception of a Democrat-sponsored survey by the Center for Strategic Politics that found the incumbent just two percentage points ahead of his challenger, 40% to 38%.<\/p>\n

The two-term incumbent was backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), while Oliver was endorsed by far-left streamer Hasan Piker and former Bronx and Westchester Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY).<\/p>\n

Larkin had swiped at Moskowitz for dubbing himself a \u201c[Ron] DeSantis Democrat,\u201d an apparent nod to the incumbent\u2019s stint as director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management under the term-limited Republican governor.<\/p>\n

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By contrast, Larkin supported radical initiatives such as \u201cMedicare for All,\u201d abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and even doing away with the US Senate.<\/p>\n

Larkin also advocated for ending US military aid for Israel, referring to the Jewish state\u2019s war against Hamas in Gaza as a \u201cgenocide.\u201d<\/p>\n

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