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  "path": "/2026/06/03/us/elections/karen-bass-la-mayor.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T02:08:06.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nytimes.com",
  "tags": [
    "Los Angeles (Calif)",
    "Elections, Mayors",
    "Bass, Karen Ruth",
    "Democratic Party",
    "Republican Party",
    "Primaries and Caucuses",
    "Pratt, Spencer",
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    "Mayors",
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  "textContent": "Ms. Bass, a Democrat, has had a roller-coaster first term. She now faces the first runoff since 2005 for an incumbent mayor in the city.",
  "title": "Why Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Has to Fight for Her Job"
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