Side by side
COMPARE
THE FILES.
Choose up to four candidates. The table lines up their Piker connection, their outcome, all eight party-line tests, and the flashpoint each one had to answer for.
Selections made with the checkboxes on the tracker carry over. The URL updates as you go, so a comparison can be shared.
PRESETS
| FIELD |  Darializa Avila ChevalierNY · Democratic | |
|---|---|---|
| Race | U.S. HouseNew York · District 13 | · |
| Outcome | AdvancedGeneral election nominee · 2026-06-23 | · |
| Piker connection | campaign appearance2026-06-23 · Slate rally and election-day campaigning | · |
| Campaign stance on Piker | embracedCampaigned with Piker in Harlem on election day in addition to the slate rally.Associated Press ↗ | · |
| Party-line breaks | 4/8+1 partial | · |
| Israel aid | Partial / adjacentPro-Palestinian organizer; attacked the incumbent’s Israel record. Embargo plank not documented here.Jacobin ↗ | · |
| Abolish ICE | DocumentedCalled for abolishing ICE.Associated Press ↗ | · |
| Single-payer | Not documented | · |
| DSA | DocumentedNYC-DSA slate candidate.The Indypendent via LeftNews ↗ | · |
| Police / prisons | Not documented | · |
| BDS | Not documented | · |
| Anti-AIPAC | DocumentedAttacked the incumbent’s AIPAC ties.Associated Press ↗ | · |
| vs. incumbent | DocumentedUnseated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat.Associated Press ↗ | · |
| Issue tags | · | |
| Top flashpoint | Old profane posts and October 2023 activism became opposition materialThe incumbent’s allies argued that inflammatory social posts from her twenties and her role in pro-Palestinian protests showed she was unfit for office. Supporters argued the attacks substituted tone policing for a debate over Gaza and immigration. | · |
| Their response | Avila Chevalier continued to present herself as an organizer rather than a polished career politician and said the primary rejected a politics that offered voters ‘scraps.’ She did not disavow the campaign’s core Gaza or ICE positions. | · |
| Why it fits Piker | Avila Chevalier’s anti-establishment campaign fused abolishing ICE, pro-Palestinian organizing, taxing the rich, and confrontation with the Democratic machine: the political vocabulary Piker rewards most aggressively. | · |
| Election status source | NPR / Associated Press ↗ | · |
Blank cells mean no documented position in the file, not a denial. Every documented cell links its source. See the full matrix →