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With Win in Washington, Socialists Have Momentum in Urban America

With Win in Washington, Socialists Have Momentum in Urban America
New York Times Monday 22 June 2026, 23:40 UTC By Campbell Robertson, Jill Cowan and Anna Griffin 1 min read
Key Points

“I don’t buy that the status quo is all we can do,” Janeese Lewis George, a City Council member in Washington, D.C., said voters told her ahead of her victory in the mayoral primary.

“I don’t buy that the status quo is all we can do,” Janeese Lewis George, a City Council member in Washington, D.C., said voters told her ahead of her victory in the mayoral primary. [Image text:] JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE FORDCMAYOR JANEESEFORDC.COM JANEES GEOR JANEESE JA DCMAYOR IS GEORGE EORGE OCMAYOR AYOR ANEE MAYOR WIS GEO 7CMAYG JANEESE EODGL LEWIS FORD COM JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE FOR DCMAYOR
Washington (LOCATION) Socialists Have Momentum (ORG) Janeese Lewis George (PERSON) City Council (ORG) D.C. (LOCATION)
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