Democratic Socialists Surge in Mayoral Races

Saturday, June 20, 2026

As Janeese Lewis George paves a path to the mayor's office in Washington, D.C., she's told voters they could have it all.

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"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani aren't cold war socialists committed to central planning, vanguardism and foreign dictatorships. They are democratic pragmatists who support civil and political liberties, good governance and expanded public services." www.economist.com/letters/2026 ...

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-- Liberal Currents (@liberalcurrents.com) 6:06 PM Â· Jun 18, 2026

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FTA: "Zohran Mamdani became NYC Mayor, toppling sexual predator Andrew Cuomo, the scion of a political dynasty who betrayed the Democratic Party by running as an Independent; Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall. And this month, Nithya Raman clinched a spot in the November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

All of them are members of the Democratic Socialists of America, or DSA."

Gosh, non-AIPAC Democrats can win elections in the US.

And watch for the mishegoss in Colorado's gubernatorial election. Mega-oligarch Michael Bloomberg is carpet-bagging there.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-19 02:09 PM | Reply

Who knew advocating for the public, at large, rather than the ruling class could be popular?
Probably why Democrats keep losing or getting co-opted.

#2 | Posted by morris at 2026-06-20 12:56 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

... and the pendulum, swings towards the left ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-20 02:32 PM | Reply

The pendulum swings like the pendulum do ...

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-20 02:39 PM | Reply

Don't we all wish that pendulum could swing more efficiently and more often at the covetous oligarchs or the hideous defenders of the status quo? US is target-rich environment for justifiable decapitations

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-20 03:13 PM | Reply