LA mayor candidate Nithya Ramans extraordinary word salad when grilled on extreme left-wing ideology
Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman dodged questions and delivered lengthy, word salad answers when pressed over her ties to the Democratic Socialists of America and whether the group’s left-wing agenda would be good for LA.The councilmember also sidestepped why she rolled out major union endorsements with splashy press conferences but held no press conference for DSA-LA’s endorsement and waited a day before acknowledging the socialist group’s backing on social media.“Councilwoman, you held press conferences when you were endorsed by the unions, but not the DSA.Are you worried about being linked to the DSA?” The Post asked at a press conference Wednesday.“And do you really believe their extreme left-wing ideology will help the city?”Raman did not directly answer, instead launching into a lengthy defense of her political independence.“I am running for mayor, and I’ve made my positions very clear, and at points, I have broken with any organization that has supported me in the past when I have felt that policies need to be reconsidered or considered differently in order to deliver results for Angelenos,” Raman responded.“My focus has always been, what are the best results for Angelenos?”The Post pressed her again.“The question is, do you believe their extreme left-wing ideology will help the city?”Raman again avoided directly answering.“Well, I’m running for mayor, so I believe my policies and my agenda will help the city.”DSA-LA endorsed Raman, a longtime member of the socialist organization, on Sept.
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