With more than 50 percent of the votes counted, the current mayor of Los Angeles, the ultra-democrat Karen Bass, leads the race with 37% of the votes, while the candidate of President Donald Trump, Spencer Pratt, is in second place with a solid 30.2%. Meanwhile, the far-left councilwoman Nithya Raman has fallen to a distant third place with 21.4%.
The California primary system establishes that the two candidates with the most votes advance regardless of their political affiliation, so Bass and Pratt will face off in the general election in November, ensuring five more months of electoral campaigning in the Californian city.
Raman, considered "the Zohran Mamdani of Los Angeles," attacked Bass from the left, a move that ultimately fragmented the Democratic vote. Meanwhile, Pratt based his strategy on advertising spots focused on order and public safety, many of which were developed with artificial intelligence.
Spencer Pratt presented himself as the outsider candidate in the Los Angeles elections.
Who is Spencer Pratt
Before his campaign went viral, Pratt was primarily known for his participation in a reality show. The young star of Trumpism launched his campaign motivated by the rise of organized crime in the city, the number of homeless people, and the loss of his own home in the Palisades fire, a catastrophe that was caused by a leftist terrorist.
The tragedy of losing his home and neighborhood convinced Pratt, who is registered as a Republican voter and is a Trump admirer, to run for office and he announced his candidacy for mayor on the first anniversary of the fires. He quickly positioned himself as the outsider who "lost everything due to government incompetence" and is now seeking to enter public management to reverse the situation.
Upon learning that last night's results gave him a nearly guaranteed pass to the runoff, the young politician stated to the press: "I didn't know if I would be here tonight, but this is clearly God's plan; I will go all the way and show everyone that I will be their mayor".
