The race for New York’s 7th Congressional District had been a proxy war between different visions of the progressive future. In a race that was seen as a proxy war for different visions of the progressive future, democratic socialist Claire Valdez is projected to win the Democratic nomination to represent New York’s 7th Congressional District. “When working people come together, we can move mountains,” Valdez said in her final ad of the campaign . Valdez, a relative newcomer to politics who has