# Bill Maher drops truth bomb about LA voters’ options for mayor: ‘Two choices’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bill-maher-drops-truth-bomb-about-la-voters-options-for-mayor-two-choices/
- Published: 2026-11-08T00:13:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T00:22:29+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/entertainment/bill-maher-mocks-las-left-or-further-left-mayoral-choices-after-nithya-raman-win/
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Nithya Raman defeated Karen Bass in Los Angeles’ mayoral election.
- Bill Maher described the choice as “left or further left”.
- Critics raised concerns about housing, policing and LAPD staffing.

## Summary

Bill Maher mocked Los Angeles voters’ mayoral choice after City Councilwoman Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass, saying the options were “left or further left”. The result matters because Raman’s Democratic Socialist politics have raised concerns among critics about housing, crime and the future of policing in the city.

Raman and Bass are both Democrats, while Raman is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Maher’s guest Coleman Hughes argued that socialist policies such as rent control could worsen housing costs, and said the historical record of socialism was poor for the economy. Critics also point to Raman’s pledge to replace LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell amid staffing shortages; Bass warned that a change in leadership could prompt officers to leave and cause disruption ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

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