Who is Nithya Raman *really* running to represent?

Is Nithya Raman plucking daisy petals, or running for mayor?They direct me, they direct me not … Which is it? She won’t say.Raman evaded questions from the California Post on whether or not as mayor she’d advance looney Democratic Socialists of America policies — including expropriating private property.Meanwhile, in a recent interview with LA media, Raman equivocated.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Asked if she’d “co-govern” with DSA-LA — as per that group’s expectation of her — Raman said yes.

But also, she said, she’d co-govern with all the groups — “with everyone.”Huh?Raman needs to cut the gobbledygook, and level with the public: She’s running to unseat Mayor Karen Bass on Nov.3.

Would she peddle DSA-LA policies from the mayor’s seat, or not?Simple question.No straight answer.

This much is clear: Nithya Raman is proudly endorsed by DSA-LA.She’s been a member of the City Council’s nutty socialist faction for years — and voted accordingly.

DSA-LA does, after all, expect DSA-endorsed elected officials to advance what it calls “our program.” That program includes seizing private property, defunding the police, and ending restrictions on homeless “camping.”It also calls for funding “safe” drug-injection sites; using taxpayer money to run grocery stores, restaurants and internet service; and letting noncitizens vote in LA elections.(Raman & Co.

pushed for the latter just this summer.)This is a group that Raman says she’d “co-govern” with as mayor.So: Would she use mayoral power to push some or all of the DSA’s looney-tunes program? The California Post asked specifically about 16 planks of the socialists’ platform.

Raman wouldn’t address a single one.Raman’s lack of clarity — and refusal...