The Pressure on LA’s First Socialist Mayor
Nithya Raman carried the democratic socialist label without running a socialist campaign. Will she govern like one? The post The Pressure on LA’s First Socialist Mayor appeared first on The Intercept .
Los Angeles has its first democratic socialist mayor, Nithya Raman, who narrowly defeated incumbent Karen Bass in recent elections. Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), campaigned on addressing the city's issues rather than making sweeping socialist promises. She focused on fixing infrastructure like potholes, street lights, and improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
Key endorsements came from City Controller Kenneth Mejia and Unite Here 11, a hospitality workers union. However, Raman did not receive support from most labor groups and social justice nonprofits, which some argue made her struggle to build coalitions. While she won over the city's voters, her accountability to the progressive left remains uncertain due to her measured embrace of socialist ideals and previous votes supporting the police department.
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