Socialist civil war engulfs Los Angeles mayor race

A fight over Israel is fracturing the socialist movement in Los Angeles' mayoral race. National DSA leaders face demands to overturn the local chapter's endorsement of Nithya Raman over her BDS position. Raman leads incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in recent polls, with a Berkeley IGS/L.A. Times poll showing her ahead 39%-28% ahead of the Nov. 3 election.