Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist and first DSA member elected to Los Angeles city council in 2020, seeks to unseat incumbent Karen Bass in a nonpartisan primary. The race centers on housing affordability, but Raman is portrayed as lacking charisma and modern campaign mastery compared with Zohran Mamdani. She has few social-media followers and no viral vertical video strategy, instead posting scripted Instagram content and a homepage video reading a speech from her phone. Her televised debate performance was widely criticized for unclear “word-salad” answers, while Bass is described as feckless rather than corrupt. Despite weaknesses on both sides, two candidates advance from the primary and one will win the November general election, with Los Angeles expected to be no better off.
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