How Nithya Raman went from last-minute candidate to the L.A. mayor runoff ^35.2%

Los Angeles Times - By Noah Goldberg, David Zahniser - 6/9/2026, 12:03 AM

Negativity Bias 22.7% - Framing Effect 19.3% - False Dilemma 10.1%

Nithya Raman had 115 days to make her case to Los Angeles voters. The City Council member made a surprise late entry into the mayor’s race, the last of the major candidates to file for the primary. That left little time for her to form a campaign team, build her name recognition and persuade voters that she would be the best choice to... more