From New York to Seattle to DC, more cities are picking democratic socialist leaders | CNN Politics

On the night of the Democratic primary to be the next mayor of Washington, DC, Janeese Lewis George pushed back on those who doubted the movement that had formed behind her. Despite speculation that she was primarily drawing support from wealthier, White residents and DC transplants, election results showed that Lewis George, who is Black, won wide support across the district. “Over the past year, we assembled the most diverse coalition in this city’s history,” Lewis George said, describing a base that included organizers, environmentalists, nurses, transit and federal workers and janitors. “We are Democrats, independents,” she said. “And democratic socialists.” Lewis George’s victory in the nation’s capital — after 12 years of the more business-friendly administration of Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser — marks the latest electoral success for candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America and the far left, running broadly on addressing affordability issues like housing and childcare. Last November, Zohran Mamdani of New York City and Katie Wilson of Seattle won mayoral elections in their cities. Earlier this month, Los Angeles city councilmember