Who would have thunk it? We now have two democratic socialists who have won their mayoral races in major American cities – Zohran Mamdani in New York City, of course, and inexperienced Katie Wilson in Seattle. Both cities have already suffered greatly at the hands of “progressive” politicians, and the only question here is how much lower they can sink.
Could Los Angeles be the next to throw their city into the hands of radical leftists? You could argue that they already have with Mayor Karen Bass and their radical city council and county Board of Supervisors, but what if they took it a step further?
Now they’ll get their chance, as community organizer Rae Huang is tossing her hat into the ring to challenge Bass, a Democrat who was in Ghana – despite warnings of dangerous fire conditions – when the massive January blazes that wiped out huge swaths of the city broke out. Since then, little rebuilding has been accomplished under her tenure.
But here comes Huang:
I am excited and very humbled to announce that I am running for Mayor of Los Angeles, the second largest city in our nation. Join our launch celebration, https://t.co/NdaSArY2AW #LosAngeles #Mayor #RaeforLA pic.twitter.com/O9rsVgZz9G
— Rae Huang (@raeforla) November 15, 2025
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Like Mamdani and Wilson, Huang is offering lots of “free” things:
"I am excited and very humbled to announce that I am running for Mayor of Los Angeles, the second largest city in our nation," Huang wrote on her Instagram account Saturday. "After over 20 years of leaning into my call to serve God through social justice work and organizing, this path has led me in these uncertain times to take the unusual path to continue my calling by running for Mayor to finally see through the changes the LA social justice movement and I have been building for years."
The 43-year-old community organizer and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member wrote that her campaign will focus on universal housing, free transportation, climate resiliency and affordability, issues that resemble New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's initial campaign.
The Mamdani effect: Los Angeles is getting even more radical, as Democratic Socialist candidate Rae Huang launches bid to unseat Mayor Karen Bass.
— The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) November 17, 2025
The Los Angeles Times is calling her “virtually unknown” and a “long shot” to win. In the past, I’d have agreed and said she didn’t have a snowball’s chance in a furnace, but that was before Seattle and NYC lost their collective minds and elected socialists to run their failing metropolises. And even if Huang doesn’t win, she could make life more difficult for the ineffective Bass:
Still, Huang could complicate Bass’ reelection bid by playing a spoiler role, pulling away left-of-center voters in a year when the incumbent is facing criticism over her handling of the Palisades fire, a struggling city budget and less-than-optimal public services.
Bass already has a challenger in former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner, who has assailed her record in each of those areas. And it’s still not clear whether billionaire developer Rick Caruso, who lost to Bass in 2022, will jump in the race.
In addition, several DSA city council candidates have already managed to win office, and DSA-LA is working hard to get more and more candidates on ballots in the future. As I said in my article about Seattle’s Katie Wilson, “What could go wrong?”
Perhaps a better question is, "What could go right?"
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