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House Democratic leaders brush off concerns about NYC congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier’s past communist social media posts, say she has changed

House Democratic leaders say NYC congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier has moved on from past social media posts praising communism, granting her a clean slate as she seeks office.

House Democratic leaders brush off concerns about NYC congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier’s past communist social media posts, say she has changed

House Democratic leaders say NYC congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier has moved on from past social media posts praising communism, granting her a clean slate as she seeks office.

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House Democratic leaders are brushing off concerns about New York City congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier’s history of social media posts praising communism, telling reporters this week that she has moved on from those views, according to Jewish Insider.

The story broke earlier in the week when CNN reported that Avila Chevalier had repeatedly shared posts sympathetic to communism, Marxism, and Soviet figures including Vladimir Lenin on a…

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