Nithya Raman Calls Herself Capitalist and Democratic Socialist 9 Days Before LA Vote
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
Nithya Raman Calls Herself Capitalist and Democratic Socialist 9 Days Before LA Vote
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
Summary
Nine days before Los Angeles' mayoral election, Nithya Raman told CNN she is both "a capitalist" and "a democratic socialist," after previously sidestepping a direct answer on capitalism.
Raman said her focus is making city government work effectively and ensuring capitalism operates without harming workers or poor people, while again rejecting abolishing police, prisons or the U.S. Senate.
The remarks sharpen scrutiny of her Democratic Socialists of America ties because the group's national leadership is weighing whether to challenge the Los Angeles chapter's endorsement over her stance on the BDS movement.
Republican and anti-Raman critics seized on the comments, arguing her embrace of capitalism conflicts with a DSA platform that explicitly says capitalism should be replaced by democratic socialism.