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Nithya Raman with supporters in Los Angeles after winning the mayoral election. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Nithya Raman with supporters in Los Angeles after winning the mayoral election. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
LA’s newer, bluer wave: Nithya Raman leads way as city’s progressives make their mark

Democratic socialists won the mayorship, a US House seat and powerful positions in Los Angeles – and a large network of volunteers helped them do it

As a blue tsunami overtook US politics this week, Los Angeles saw a major shake-up of its own with a wave of democratic socialists elected to key offices.