New York Democrats just watched a Kennedy heir post shirtless TikToks while a man who wore an "I am Antifa" shirt tried to represent Manhattan in Congress.
Now tomorrow's primary is here – and both of them are losing badly.
The NY-12 race wrapping up Tuesday is the perfect snapshot of exactly what the Democratic Party has become.
The Cast of Characters Replacing Jerry Nadler
Jerry Nadler is retiring after 34 years in Congress.
He spent those years leading two impeachment proceedings against Trump, demanding the full Mueller Report, and serving as the left's chief antagonist on the House Judiciary Committee.
The Democrats replacing him have decided to outdo themselves.
JFK's grandson entered the race in November 2025 declaring America at a "turning point."
His own mother, Caroline Kennedy, reportedly feared his candidacy would make him "a target for violent haters."
His campaign platform includes abolishing ICE, enshrining abortion into law, and providing transgender procedures to anyone who supposedly needs them.
He told Vogue magazine he is "a fun, wacky guy" and "a silly goose who's trying, just trying, to get the truth out there."
On inauguration day 2025, as Trump was being sworn in, Schlossberg posted to his 884,000 Instagram followers: "True or false: Usha Vance is way hotter than Jackie O."
His late grandmother was Jackie Kennedy Onassis.
He claimed JD Vance "killed" Pope Francis the day the pope died.
He asked Vivek Ramaswamy to "be his dad."
He posted a recipe calling for "Jew blood" – then deleted it.
George Conway Wore the Antifa Shirt and Wants Your Vote Too
Then there's Kellyanne's ex-husband.
Conway moved from Bethesda, Maryland to Manhattan, registered as a Democrat, and built his entire campaign around one thing: destroying Trump.
He vowed to put Trump away for good with a third impeachment.
He wept on camera during a podcast claiming Trump was destroying democracy.
He sang a Bob Marley parody song celebrating the acquittal of a man who threw a footlong Subway sandwich at a law enforcement officer.
And he wore an "I am Antifa" shirt – not as a costume, not as a joke – at a Washington rally in October 2025.
Trump designated Antifa a domestic terrorist organization by executive order.
Conway wore their shirt and then asked New York Democrats to send him to Congress.
The Frontrunners Are No Better
The two candidates actually polling to win – state reps Micah Lasher and Alex Bores – aren't an improvement.
Lasher, backed by Nadler, Kathy Hochul, and Michael Bloomberg, wants to allow children to undergo transgender surgeries and fight climate change.
Bores is a former Palantir data scientist whose campaign drew more than $4.5 million from AI industry donors – including $1 million from Anthropic – while simultaneously claiming to champion AI regulation.
The race has attracted nearly $30 million in outside spending total.
That's $30 million to determine who gets to fight Trump from a Manhattan district that will vote Democrat in November regardless of who wins Tuesday.
This Seat Has Nadler's Name on the Door
Here's what matters after Tuesday.
Nadler spent 34 years as the left's most reliable weapon against Trump on the House Judiciary Committee – two impeachments, the Mueller subpoenas, the endless oversight probes.
Whoever wins this primary inherits that seat and that role.
Democrats just spent $30 million ensuring the next Nadler comes from a field that includes a man who wore an Antifa shirt, a Kennedy heir who posted a Jew blood recipe, and two establishment candidates who want to put your kids in gender clinics.
One of them gets Nadler's gavel next January.
The left isn't hiding what they're building – they're funding it openly, $30 million at a time.
Sources:
- Nicole Silverio, "Kennedy Heir, Antifa-Lover And Former Techie Among Candidates Wrapping Wild Primary To Replace Jerry Nadler," The Daily Caller, June 21, 2026.
- Hudson Crozier, "George Conway Comes Out As Antifa At 'No Kings' Rally," The Daily Caller, October 18, 2025.
- "George Conway Vows to Put Donald Trump Away for Good with Third Impeachment," Breitbart, June 15, 2026.
- Emerson College Polling, New York City 2026 Congressional Polling – NY-12, May 2026.
- Jonathan K. Fields, "Jack Schlossberg's Online Fame Fuels Costly NY-12 Primary Race," ECIKS, June 20, 2026.
