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Jim VandeHei on far left’s rise: ‘I’d be really worried’ if I were a Dem leader

When asked about Darializa Avila Chevalier — the New York congressional candidate who previously called former President Joe Biden a "rapist" on social media — Sen. Chris Murphy, D-C.T., told NBC he was “not super familiar with that race.” Axios' Jim VandeHei reacts to the fraught moment in Democratic politics.

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