Socialist candidates are surging in a series of 2025 races as the fight for local office becomes a bellwether for the direction of the Democratic Party .

Progressive Democrats have outperformed expectations in the early 2025 election cycle, leading or winning party support for mayoral and other city races. The contests, in Democratic strongholds from Minneapolis to New York City to Seattle, suggest that voters are open to a radical departure from their party’s mainstream, with candidates promising socialist policies, including government-run grocery stores.

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