Lewis George's campaign has been compared to last year's elections of other democratic socialists, such as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, by supporters and critics alike.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Messaging on the right frames democratic socialists as dangerously radical.
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