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Posted on 06/05/2026 9:10:06 PM PDT by Red Badger
In the chaotic aftermath of Los Angeles’s mayoral primary, a familiar pattern has emerged. Late mail-in ballots have dramatically narrowed Spencer Pratt’s lead over Democratic Socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, raising serious questions about the reliability and fairness of California’s vote-by-mail system. While incumbent Mayor Karen Bass appears headed to the November runoff, the battle for second place has become a case study in how elections can shift under the cover of extended counting.
This is not merely a procedural hiccup. With tens of thousands of ballots still outstanding, Raman has gained ground through batches that heavily favor Democrats, shrinking Pratt’s advantage from over 33,000 votes to roughly 20,000 in the latest tallies. Such swings, occurring days after Election Day, underscore a system vulnerable to manipulation and ripe for skepticism among those who value transparent, timely results.
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Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh · Follow
🚨 BREAKING: NITHYA RAMAN JUST ABSOLUTELY TROUNCED the latest Los Angeles mail-in ballot drop, GAINS *+13,000* votes on Spencer Pratt
She's "winning" the number 2 spot if this continues...
MAIL DROP: 🔵 Raman: 23,115 🔵 Bass: 20,419 🔴 Pratt: 10,711
A 21,000 vote gap remains between Pratt and Raman. 251,000 votes to count.
CALIFORNIA IS A DISGRACE
None of this is acceptable in how you carry out an election. It needs to be outlawed.
VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/i/status/2063049852792025533
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Nithya Raman, an urban planner and DSA-affiliated councilmember representing District 4, entered the race at the last minute despite having recently endorsed Bass. Her platform emphasizes aggressive housing production, government reform, and progressive priorities that align with the left’s vision for the city.
Yet her surge in these late counts comes amid broader concerns about Los Angeles County’s election processes, especially as federal investigators scrutinize potential fraud.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli confirmed multiple election fraud probes underway in the Central District of California, involving the FBI and a comprehensive audit of voter rolls. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Renner was even spotted observing ballot processing, inquiring about procedures.
These developments arrive at a critical moment when trust in California’s elections has eroded due to years of documented irregularities, from signature verification delays to unsecured ballot handling.
“The most recent mail-in ballots that were processed are favoring Democrats, as many analysts suggested they would,” reported Fox’s Matt Finn outside the LA County processing center. Each ballot requires signature verification, with a 10-day cure period, ensuring counting drags on well beyond Election Day.
Pratt, who surged early and briefly challenged Bass in some polling, now finds his momentum blunted. With over 250,000 ballots remaining, the outcome for the runoff spot hangs in the balance. California’s lax approach—accepting ballots postmarked by Election Day and counted over days or weeks—creates opportunities for mischief that no serious democracy should tolerate.
Los Angeles, a city grappling with homelessness, crime, and economic decline under progressive leadership, cannot afford another contested process that leaves citizens doubting the results. Raman’s campaign has focused on revitalizing the film industry and expanding housing, but critics point to her record on the council as emblematic of the very policies exacerbating the city’s woes. Her late entry and emotional concession speech on election night only added to the drama before the counts shifted.
The broader implications extend beyond one race. When mail-in ballots consistently break one way and federal watchdogs are already probing irregularities, it fuels legitimate concerns about whether outcomes reflect the will of the voters present on Election Day or something engineered afterward. History shows that eroded trust in elections leads to deeper societal fractures, as citizens question the legitimacy of their government.
As Scripture reminds us in Proverbs 11:1 (KJV), “A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.”
Integrity in counting every legitimate vote, with safeguards against abuse, is not optional for a just society. Californians deserve elections where results are clear on election night, not subject to prolonged “finds” that conveniently favor one side.
This developing situation demands vigilance. As more ballots are processed, the public must insist on full transparency, chain-of-custody documentation, and swift resolution of any discrepancies. Los Angeles’s future—whether under continued progressive dominance or a fresh approach—hangs on whether this process upholds the principles of fairness that once defined American self-governance.
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What election integrity?
over and over. same thing happened to Kari Lake and our candidates in maricopa, AZ.
and again nothing is done to stop it. how very sad. the GOP has the Congress and the Presidency and still nothing is done.
There is no doubt, and there is no integrity.
The democRATs will continue "counting" until the desired result is obtained.
“It’s a race, right? I’m just pourin’ it on!”
🎶”The cheat is on. It’s on the street…”🎶
The election is being stolen right in front of our eyes.
There were people who doubted me when I said Pratt would finish third. This isn’t about election fraud. CA is the land of nuts and fruits, propped up by tech powerhouses. When they leave, it’s gonna become an oversized Hawaii, if it’s lucky, Sonora, if it’s not. Reagan’s amnesty got us here.
One of the most coruupt states there is.
Election fraud is a given fact of life and the citizens do nothing to stop it.
They voted for the democrats running the pig sty.
Sad to say, both Hilton & Pratt are going to get cheated out.
I’ve seen this for years. Whenever things are close, the left finds the votes. Why do we let them steal election after election?
So now Raman is even beating Bass in the latest batches. Raman was polling single digits after she looked like a fool in the debate and was trailing in third in every poll. If this wasn’t so criminal it’d be laughable.
There is NO ELECTION INTEGRITY IN CALIFORNIA!
SOS!
SOS!
SOS!
What does it take for USA Justice Department to prosecute the CHEAT AND FRAUD IN CALIFORNIA?
SOS!!!
Except Maricopa County has a new county recorder.
yes. and that’s a very good thing, because he was endorsed and promoted by TP Action. so he’s likely been schooled on that method of fraud (pools of pre-stocked mail-in ballots ready for inclusion after election day) inside and out.
C’mon. Who didn’t see this coming? If you didn’t think California would cheat Pratt out of the midterm general election then you haven’t been paying attention.
I said the DSA candidate was a lock to take over L.A., just like NYC and Seattle. Maybe or not, but Pratt is a goner. The People’s Republic of California has election fraud/ballot harvesting down to an evil science.
It is like watching the 2020 presidential race all over again.
We knew the Democrats were brazenly stealing the election right out in the open before all to see, but there was no mechanism to stop it. Ditto California with both Pratt and Hilton. They will both fall off the general ballot and the steal is being done just out in the open as plain as day, with California mockingly gloating, “whatcha gonna do about it?”
Unless Essayli can find incontrovertible proof and stop it. At least he is on top of it. That is a change.
We don’t “let them” steal elections but Conservatives tend to believe in the sanctity of states rights and limiting Federal government power. That works against us when the state is corrupt because we tend not to have the heavy handed checks and balances in place to oversee and control the states.
Unlike the Democrats who believe in totalitarian control.
So we tend to say “you states are free to run your elections as you like” but that leaves us defenseless against the corrupt states that steal elections. We are not “letting them” but our zeal for the 10th Amendment just sometimes works against us.
Pratt at 28%
Raman at 25%
This thing is in the bag for Raman. They won’t even need weeks of counting, as fast as they are stealing it.
Maybe they did and maybe they didn’t. Only the ones counting the votes know for sure.
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