American Greatness reports a disturbing development in American politics.
Democratic socialists are making gains in mayoral races across several of the nation’s largest cities.
The latest breakthrough came in Washington, where Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic primary and is positioned to capture the mayor’s office in November in a city dominated by Democratic voters.
Lewis George campaigned on a platform that includes subsidized or free child care, expanded assistance for homebuyers, community-based anti-crime initiatives and opposition to President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the nation’s capital.
“People are tired of hearing what government can’t do. They want to hear what government can do,” Lewis George said before the primary election.
Her victory adds to a string of successes for members of the Democratic Socialists of America.
In New York City, Zohran Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on his path to becoming mayor. Seattle voters elected Katie Wilson last year, while Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman recently secured a place in a November runoff against Mayor Karen Bass.
All four candidates belong to the Democratic Socialists of America, an organization that has grown from a membership of a few thousand to more than 100,000 nationwide over the past decade following an influx of younger activists inspired in part by the presidential campaigns of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
The victories come as progressive activists seek to channel dissatisfaction with political and economic conditions in major urban centers.
“They are all channeling a displeasure with a status quo and a serious desire for economic populism that the establishment Democratic Party hasn’t been preaching,” Democratic strategist Eric Stern said.
Stern argued that Democratic voters have shown a greater willingness to support progressive candidates in local races than in congressional contests.
Candidates such as Mamdani and Raman are “daring voters to dream and fall in love not just with the individual candidates but also the political process as a whole,” he said.
