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Could Los Angeles be the next big city to have a socialist mayor?
Little-known Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is leading incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the latest polling.
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Source context: Karen Bass is fighting for her political life as progressives battle to lead the US’s second-largest cityKaren Bass has never lost an election. But this fall, she faces the fight of her political life.Bass has roughly a month to convince voters that she should be elected to a sec…
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The surprising, cut-throat race for Los Angeles mayor
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Could Los Angeles be the next big city to have a socialist mayor?
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New York has a socialist mayor. Los Angeles may be next
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The Surprising, Cut-Throat Race for Los Angeles Mayor
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The GuardianCenter Left
The surprising, cut-throat race for Los Angeles mayor
Karen Bass is fighting for her political life as progressives battle to lead the US’s second-largest cityKaren Bass has never lost an election. But this fall, she faces the fight of her political life.Bass has roughly a month to convince voters that she should be elected to a second term as the mayor of Los Angeles. Given Angelenos’ broad dissatisfaction…
AxiosCenter Left
New York has a socialist mayor. Los Angeles may be next
LOS ANGELES — Voters could make history next month by giving the two largest U.S. cities something in common: South Asian immigrant democratic socialist mayors.Why it matters: Such a pairing would capture two forces reshaping urban America — its growing diversity and the Democratic Party's shifting ideological boundaries.New York, the nation's largest…
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Could Los Angeles be the next big city to have a socialist mayor?
Little-known Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is leading incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the latest polling.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Defends Visiting Africa as Wildfires Raged
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a puzzling defense of her being in Ghana as the 2025 wildfires raged across her city, destroying the Pacific Palisades and most of Altadena.
RealClearPoliticsCenter Right
The Surprising, Cut-Throat Race for Los Angeles Mayor
Karen Bass is fighting for her political life as progressives battle to lead the US's second-largest city