The socialist takeover of Democratic cities

Published November 19, 2025 5:00am ET



Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A 43-year-old community organizer with little management experience challenges the incumbent establishment Democratic mayor of a deep blue city. If you think this story is about socialist Katie Wilson defeating Mayor Bruce Harrell in Seattle last week, you are wrong.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who has a well below 50% approval rating, is now being challenged by Rae Huang, another Democratic Socialists of America party member with no professional experience outside of working for far-left nonprofit groups that push socialist policies in Democratic Party-controlled states and cities.

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