Posted on 11/09/2025 4:21:34 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The revelers who packed Tuesday's election night party in L.A.'s Highland Park neighborhood were roughly 2,500 miles from the concert hall where New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrated his historic win.
In Los Angeles, activists with the Democratic Socialists of America have already fired up their campaigns for the June election, sending out canvassing teams and scheduling postcard-writing events for their chosen candidates. But they're also taking fresh inspiration from Mamdani's win, pointing to his inclusive, unapologetic campaign and his relentless focus on pocketbook issues, particularly among working-class voters.
The message that propelled Mamdani to victory resonates just as much in L.A., said City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, who won her seat in 2022 with logistical support from the DSA.
"What New York City is saying is that the rent is too damn high, that affordability is a huge issue not just on housing, but when it comes to grocery shopping, when it comes to daycare," she said. "These are the things that we're also experiencing here in Los Angeles."
"We would like a socialist City Council majority," said Benina Stern, co-chair of DSA's Los Angeles chapter. "Because clearly that is the logical progression, to keep growing the bloc."
Despite those lofty ambitions, it could take at least five years before the L.A. chapter matches this week's breakthrough in New York City.
In L.A., DSA organizers have put their emphasis on identifying and campaigning for candidates in down-ballot races, not citywide contests. Part of that is due to the fact that L.A. has a weak-mayor system, particularly when compared with New York City, where the mayor has responsibility not just for city services but also public schools and even judicial appointments.
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Rest assured- this was no seismic cultural shift in America- this was the result of mamdani having garbage as competition....Cuomo is recycled trash and despite being well intentioned Sliwa was never a serious candidate that had a chance...
Guarantee you half the votes cuomo received were people voting against mamdani versus actually voting for cuomo...
The commies also want to eliminate the Electoral College.
Taking inspiration? Taking peace, tranquility, property, liberty, pursuit of happiness and life. That’s what POS TOTALITARIANS do.
Expand how? The Demscum already have total power in LA, which is why it is such a cesspool.
Redistribution of wealth, coming to you through the Democrat Donkey Party.
Getting elected as a mayor isn’t a historic win the governor can slap him around of he gets out of hand with his radical ways.
ROFL
An awful lot of my own votes are votes against someone as opposed to a vote for someone else.
“”What New York City is saying is that the rent is too damn high, that affordability is a huge issue not just on housing, but when it comes to grocery shopping, when it comes to daycare,” she said. “These are the things that we’re also experiencing here in Los Angeles.”
Your socialist ideals are the cause of all that. It certainly isnt going to solve those problems.
Gonna be interesting when their ignorant supporters find out the hard way that neither states nor cities can print money...
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