Democratic socialist unveils bid for DC mayor

[RandySF]

Washington, D.C., Council member Janeese Lewis George (D), a democratic socialist, announced Monday that she’s launching a bid to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), who announced last week she wouldn’t be running for another term.

Lewis George, who’s in her second term representing the city’s 4th Ward, said in a statement announcing her launch that “too many residents still feel squeezed financially, from unaffordable housing to childcare, and feel unsafe in their neighborhoods.”

“Residents face uneven access to opportunity and a city government that on its best days feels unresponsive, and on its worst, is leaving residents out in the cold all because leaders have chosen to prioritize the needs of the well-connected over us. That’s wrong, it’s not the DC we should be and that’s why I’m running for Mayor,” she said.

“I will work with anyone to improve the lives of people here at home, and I will stand up to anyone who gets in our way,” she added.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5628576-janeese-lewis-george-mayor-bid/

[yankee87]

1. Democratic Socialist

We need a full on socialist revolution. I believe the country is ready for it. Let’s face it, the current system isn’t working for the working class.

[erronis]

2. Careful with the terminology, Eugene.

(Reference to Pink Floyd, just in case.)

These labels matter a lot for people that only understand simple concepts.

Since the Scandinavian countries have, for the most part, shown that Social Democracy works, why not keep that label?

[yankee87]

3. Advice taken

You’re right about labels for the Boomers. My millennial children aren’t brainwashed by the word socialism like we were. For boomers socialism equals communism, not for them though.

[RandySF]

5. "Socialist" is a career killer in South Florida.

[elleng]

4. Looks like I used to live there!