Inside Nithya Raman's improbable campaign for L.A. mayor

How a campaign that started on the last day possible, and in the candidate's backyard, was able to oust an incumbent mayor who had most of L.A.'s political establishment behind her.
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Noah Goldberg, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · · 1 min read

How a campaign that started on the last day possible, and in the candidate's backyard, was able to oust an incumbent mayor who had most of L.A.'s political establishment behind her.

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