Socialist Surge Threatens LA's Traditions as Nithya Raman Topples Incumbent Mayor
A narrow victory for a democratic socialist council member signals a shift toward progressive control in the nation's second‑largest city.
For many voters this shows a city council member, Nithya Raman, whose background as a democratic socialist and urban planner, and whose close ties to Hollywood progressives and a complicated relationship with the DSA, is now at the helm of Los Angeles.
Critics of the status quo will note that incumbent mayor Karen Bass was defeated in a neck‑and‑neck race, with Raman winning by a narrow margin.
Raman railed against the "broken status quo" in the country's second‑largest metropolis, joining other major U.S. cities and Washington DC that have now elected democratic socialist mayors amid broader Democratic victories on Election Day.
Original reporting
New York Post
Nithya Raman poised for LA mayoral victory over Karen Bass after latest ballot drop
Nithya Raman is poised to defeat Mayor Karen Bass to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after the latest batch of ballot returns.
Read the original →NBC News
Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass in the L.A. mayor’s race
City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, NBC News projects, capping off a rapid political ascent for a progressive challenger who railed against the “broken status quo” in the country’s second-largest metropolis.
Read the original →CBS News
Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in LA mayor's race, CBS News projects
Raman's win comes after resounding victories for Democrats across the country on Election Day.
Read the original →The Guardian
Who is Nithya Raman, the democratic socialist who will be Los Angeles’s next mayor?
Urban planner and outsider who bested Karen Bass has close ties to Hollywood progressives – and a complicated relationship with the DSA Nithya Raman on Thursday unseated Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass after a neck-and-neck race for the leadership for the US’s second largest city. The young progressive’s victory means that the two largest cities in the US, as well the nation’s capital, Washington DC, have now all elected democratic socialist mayors. Continue reading...
Facts this version was allowed to use
- Nithya Raman is a city council member in Los Angeles.
- Nithya Raman is a democratic socialist and an urban planner.
- Nithya Raman has served on the Los Angeles City Council since 2020.
- Nithya Raman has close ties to Hollywood progressives and a complicated relationship with the DSA, according to The Guardian.
- Karen Bass is the incumbent mayor of Los Angeles.
- Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to NBC News and CBS News projections.
- The New York Post describes Nithya Raman as poised for victory over Karen Bass after the latest batch of ballot returns.
- Nithya Raman unseated Karen Bass on Thursday, according to The Guardian.
- Nithya Raman defeated Karen Bass in a neck-and-neck race, according to The Guardian.
- Nithya Raman won by a narrow margin over Karen Bass, according to The Guardian.
- Nithya Raman railed against the "broken status quo" in the country's second-largest metropolis, according to NBC News.
- Nithya Raman entered the race earlier this year hours before the filing deadline, according to The Guardian.
- Nithya Raman endorsed Karen Bass for re-election shortly before entering the race, according to The Guardian.
- Nithya Raman's campaign was once viewed as a long shot, according to The Guardian.
- Nithya Raman was once considered a long shot, according to The Guardian.
- The two largest cities in the US, as well as Washington DC, have now all elected democratic socialist mayors, according to The Guardian.
- The Los Angeles mayoral race followed resounding victories for Democrats across the country on Election Day, according to CBS News.
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