POLITICS: LA Set to Mirror NY with Socialist Supreme Leader

She’s not LA’s Mamdani. But she might still become Mayor

Little known a year ago, she is a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons to New York’s Zohran Mamdani. She has mounted a strong challenge to the incumbent, Karen Bass.

Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too.

Nithya Raman May Be L.A.’s Next Mayor. Don’t Expect a Revolution.

The DSA-aligned candidate has been the subject of buzzy comparisons to Zohran Mamdani. But the City of Angels is designed to keep its leader in check.

POLITICS: LA set to mirror NY with socialist supreme leader

America’s largest city is run by Zohran Mamdani, a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Los Angeles, the second-largest metro, could follow: Fellow DSA member Nithya Raman seems poised to become its next mayor. A new California Post poll shows her leading Mayor Karen Bass. If Raman wins, DSA members will hold both mayors’ offices, forcing Democratic Party leaders to ask whether they still run their party, or whether they…

LA set to mirror NY with socialist supreme leader — but Dems have big problems for 2028

New Yorkers are already finding out what happens when the socialists take power. Angelenos still have time to decide whether they want to find out as well.