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Democratic socialists are winning key races in cities. What that label means.

Washington Post Politics Wednesday 24 June 2026, 14:27 UTC By Maegan Vazquez 1 min read
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Democrats aligned with democratic socialism are winning key primary races in major cities, including U.S. House candidates backed by Zohran Mamdani, New York’s first democratic socialist mayor. Democracy Dies in Darkness Democratic socialists are winning key races in cities. What that label means.

Democrats aligned with democratic socialism are winning key primary races in major cities, including U.S. House candidates backed by Zohran Mamdani, New York’s first democratic socialist mayor. Democracy Dies in Darkness Democratic socialists are winning key races in cities. What that label means. Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayor contest last year, and two candidates he and the Democratic Socialists of America backed have now won House primaries. 8 min
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