Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is showing signs of political trouble as City Councilwoman Nithya Raman threatens to pull off a Mamdani-style upset in the mayoral race.
\n\nLike Zohran Mamdani in New York City, Raman is a left-wing challenger threatening to defeat an establishment-backed candidate.
\n\nA new internal poll released by Raman’s campaign found the challenger leading Bass by five points, 44% to 39%, while 17% of voters remained undecided. Hart Research Associates surveyed 600 likely voters in early September. The poll has a four-point margin of error.
\n\nAnother survey paid for by a group supporting Raman initially showed a close race, with Bass at 38% and Raman at 37%. After voters were given more information about the candidates, Raman moved ahead by seven points, 41% to 34%. That poll had a 3.7-point margin of error.
\n\nBass’s campaign declined to release its own polling.
\n\nAn outside group backing the mayor pointed to an early August poll that put Bass ahead, 41% to 35%, with nearly a quarter of voters undecided. The same survey found Bass leading 45% to 33% after voters were presented with information about both candidates.
\n\nThe competing numbers come as Bass and Raman begin spending heavily on…
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