Raman Widens Lead in Uncalled LA Mayor Race as NYC-DSA Weighs Urging AOC for 2028

By AFNS Research Desk · November 6, 2026 · 2 min read

Summary

Updated Nov. 6: City and State reports NYC-DSA will vote at its Nov. 14 convention on whether to urge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028; DSA chapters in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Chicago have already passed Run AOC Run resolutions. At the Astoria election-night party, co-chair Gustavo Gordillo announced the vote and the crowd chanted A-O-C. AOC has announced no campaign. Earlier: Raman leads Bass in the uncalled LA mayor race (NBC LA).

UPDATE NOV. 6 - City and State: NYC-DSA Nov. 14 convention will vote on urging AOC to seek the presidency in 2028; LA, Atlanta and Chicago DSA chapters already passed Run AOC Run resolutions; Gordillo announced the vote at the Astoria election-night party amid A-O-C chants; AOC has announced no campaign

Raman leads Bass 51.7% to 48.3%, a margin of about 26,000 votes, with roughly 842,000 ballots still outstanding; NBC LA says the race remains too early to call

LAPD officers union official Jamie McBride warned of Armageddon over Raman's plan to fire Chief Jim McDonnell (NBC LA)

NYC-DSA's upcoming citywide convention will vote on whether to urge Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028; the crowd at the chapter's Astoria election-night party chanted AOC (amNY)

amNY cites an NBC exit poll finding that 18% of voters identify as democratic socialists; Ocasio-Cortez has not announced any 2028 plans

Status: Los Angeles mayor's race uncalled (NBC LA). AOC has not announced 2028 plans.

Update, Nov. 6 — City and State on AOC 2028 push

City and State New York reports that NYC-DSA will vote at its Nov. 14 citywide convention on whether to urge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to seek the presidency in 2028. DSA chapters in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Chicago have already passed similar "Run AOC Run" resolutions. At the chapter's Astoria election-night party, co-chair Gustavo Gordillo announced the upcoming vote and attendees chanted "A-O-C!"

These are chapter organizing efforts. Ocasio-Cortez has announced no presidential campaign. This update adds the City and State reporting and the other chapters' resolutions; it does not repeat the fuller amNY Astoria write-up already on this page.

Los Angeles

DSA-backed City Councilmember Nithya Raman has widened her lead over Mayor Karen Bass, NBC Los Angeles reports. Among about 67% of expected city ballots as of Wednesday afternoon, Raman had 51.7% to Bass's 48.3%, a margin of about 26,000 votes. County officials said roughly 842,000 ballots remained to be processed. NBC LA and the NBC News Decision Desk say the race remains too early to call.

When polls closed Tuesday, Raman was trailing. By Wednesday afternoon she had moved ahead. Jamie McBride, a leader of the LAPD officers' union, said, "If Nithya Raman becomes the mayor, the city needs to prepare for Armageddon," citing her stated plan to fire Chief Jim McDonnell and warning officers would leave the department.

NYC-DSA and 2028

In New York, amNY reports that NYC-DSA's upcoming citywide convention will vote on whether to urge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028. At the chapter's election-night party in Astoria, co-chair Gustavo Gordillo encouraged members to join that convention vote; the crowd chanted "AOC." amNY also cites an NBC exit poll finding that 18% of voters identify as democratic socialists. Ocasio-Cortez has not announced any 2028 plans.