Raman’s late bid reshapes LA’s mayoral race, echoing Mamdani’s ascent
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Nithya Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member and former ally of Mayor Karen Bass, announced a late bid to unseat Bass, sparking headlines and drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani as she builds a campaign on the fly. The move surprised Bass and many in City Hall, highlighting LA’s unusual pattern of incumbents facing councilmembers and testing Raman’s ability to translate her progressive record into a viable mayoral bid.
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