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Although it hasn\u2019t been officially called, D.C. City Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, a die-hard socialist, is well on her way to becoming the next mayor of Washington.<\/p>\n

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Ms. Lewis George, who was endorsed by Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Socialists of America, has a predictable platform that includes heavily subsidized childcare and opposition to immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n

Naturally, she opposes the D.C. youth curfew of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. for those under 18 years of age in designated zones. Why make it harder for juvenile gangs to operate?<\/p>\n

The mayor-elect called President Trump\u2019s deployment of the National Guard to our nation\u2019s capital \u201ca direct attack on the 700,000 residents of D.C.\u201d It is a direct attack that gave Washington its lowest crime rates in 30 years. But perhaps Ms. Lewis George views crime as a redistribution program that takes property from overprivileged victims and gives it to needy perpetrators.<\/p>\n

Ms. Lewis George has been called the Zohran Mamdani of Washington. Like her New York counterpart, she\u2019ll probably succeed at raising taxes, driving out businesses and high-income individuals and instituting utopian schemes such as municipal grocery stores.<\/p>\n

Socialist mayors seem to be all the rage. Besides New York City Mayor Mamdani, there\u2019s Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Burlington, Vermont Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak. Although she\u2019s running behind in the polls, Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, another socialist, could end up as the next mayor of L.A. after the November election.<\/p>\n

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But the difference between a socialist and a run-of-the-mill urban leftist is one of degree, not policy. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu are hardly advocates of limited government.<\/p>\n

Ms. Lewis George and Mr. Mamdani are the end product of decades of urban collectivism: rent control, tax-the-rich policies, homeless encampments and subsidized everything. Los Angeles might have had an alternative with media personality Spencer Pratt, but he didn\u2019t even make the runoff.<\/p>\n

Urban America\u2019s race to the bottom is predictable. As hard-working, sensible citizens are driven out (Los Angeles County lost more than 54,000 people in one 12-month period), what\u2019s left is the gullible \u201cgimme\u201d crowd \u2014 those who think the rich are evil and prosperity can be legislated.<\/p>\n

The only hope for Washington is for Congress to modify or repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973. If things get bad enough, perhaps that will happen.<\/p>\n

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