Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman overtook reality TV star Spencer Pratt on Sunday evening for second place in the city’s open primary mayoral race, catapulting her to a position to face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff. But in an election that has received so much media attention, not much buzz ha
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Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman overtook reality TV star Spencer Pratt on Sunday evening for second place in the city’s open primary mayoral race, catapulting her to a position to face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff. But in an election that has received so much media attention, not much buzz ha
Republican lawmakers are crying foul over progressive Democratic candidate Nithya Raman’s remarkable comeback in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, where Republican candidate Spencer Pratt appeared to be solidly in second place when the in-person polls closed on June 2 but then saw his eight-point lead over Raman evaporate. As late ballots poured in overnight in the Los Angeles mayoral race, Democratic socialist Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt — and BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler isn’t buying it, declaring that “the Democrats have stolen an election again.” “It’s not a question of did they, it’s a question of how they did,” Wheeler says. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt missing out on the general election is the latest example of voters in a large, Democrat-run city flirting with change but then opting to maintain the status quo.
This isn’t even the first time this has happened in Los Angeles. Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles City Council member, has edged out reality-TV star Spencer Pratt in the city's mayoral primary and will run off against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in November.
The Hill reported the story as "GOP cries foul over California, but fails to echo Trump claims." The Guardian US reported the story as "Republican-led House narrowly passes Trump’s $70bn bill to fund DHS and ICE – as it happened." Conservative Review reported the story as "Homeless drug addicts are voting? How Democrats stole the LA mayoral election from Spencer Pratt.."
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Homeless drug addicts are voting? How Democrats stole the LA mayoral election from Spencer Pratt.
Spencer Pratt loss shows big, blue cities won't change left-wing course
Raman clinches spot in Los Angeles mayoral runoff against Bass, as Pratt slips to third
Pratt expresses optimism in LA mayoral primary: 'Hundreds of thousands of votes outstanding'
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