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While election night vote counts on Tuesday night showed City Councilwoman Nithya Raman far behind in the race for Los Angeles Mayor, as we go into the 4th day of counting her numbers are picking up and betting odds markets predict she will overtake Spencer Pratt for second place and qualify for the November runoff. Raman attributed her surge to her strong advocacy for bike lanes, saying "the people who mocked me will see that I have the winning formula for bringing the City back from the baleful performance of Mayor Bass and the whimsical delusions of low crime and...

* Nithya Raman is now in second place in the mayor’s race, with 27.1% of the votes counted so far compared to 26.7% for Spencer Pratt. * Mail-in ballots will continue to be accepted through Tuesday, but analysts say the trend favors Raman moving into a Nov. 3 runoff with incumbent Karen Bass. Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman surged past reality television personality Spencer Pratt in the city’s mayoral primary election Sunday, capping off a five-day turnaround after she fell behind Pratt on election night. Raman now sits in second place with Pratt in third, according to the latest...

Karen Bass and Nithya Raman are now the projected winners in the primary for the Los Angeles mayoral race and will likely face each other in November’s runoff as reality television star Spencer Pratt falls to third place. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Nithya Raman to secure the number two spot behind incumbent Karen Bass on Sunday, with roughly 87 percent of the votes in. Bass earned 34.68 percent while Raman won 27.12 percent. Spencer Pratt earned 26.69 percent of the vote and had been in the lead ahead of Nithya Raman since election night; his lead over...

How does the third place candidate win the majority of late arriving ballots? Last time around, Karen Bass lost the mayoral election both rounds and then won it with ‘late arriving ballots’. The way the game is being played this time is even sleazier with an attempt to knock out Spencer Pratt, who finished second on Election Night, in the first round with a whole lot of ‘late arriving ballots’ for the third place candidate, Nithya Raman. It’s not remotely credible for a third place candidate who finished on Election Night in the twenties to be picking up 40% of...

Actor and comedian Jamie Kennedy expressed astonishment at the dramatic shift in odds away from Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral election. The “Scream” star, who supports Pratt, shared a post on Friday showing that socialist city Councilmember Nithya Raman had a 95% chance of advancing to November’s general election despite Pratt still maintaining a lead with votes still being counted. “This is a literal crime scene,” he wrote. “There is no way this is an honest election.” Oddsmakers had recently given Pratt more than a 75% chance to advance out of the primary.aintaining a lead with votes still...

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...

Nobody believes that Karen Bass is indifferent to whether she faces Nithya Raman or Spencer Pratt as her opponent in November. Raman is a weak candidate, and every Democrat wants Spencer Pratt out of the race for obvious reasons, not the least of which is that anybody but a leftist on the ballot is an atrocity in their eyes. When Raman collapsed after the sole mayoral debate, Raman's polling and chances of victory, which were considered good, nosedived into single-digit territory. On election night, nobody was shocked that Pratt had closed the gap with Bass, just as nobody was surprised...

By now, everybody is familiar with how absurdly stacked the political system is in California. The "jungle primary" system was introduced to almost ensure that the top two candidates who make it onto the general election ballot are Democrats, and a while back, when it looked like two Republicans might achieve that this year, Governor Newsom assured Democrats that there was a "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" contingency to ensure that a Democrat would win the election anyway. When asked about the possibility of ending up with two Republican candidates for governor and no Democrats, Gavin Newsom responded:“We all...

Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt will advance into the November general election runoff for Los Angeles mayor. With roughly 50 percent of the expected vote counted early Wednesday morning, Bass led with approximately 36-37 percent while Pratt pulled in a strong 29.2 percent. Progressive City Councilmember Nithya Raman trailed far behind in third at 21.4 percent. Under California’s top-two primary system, Bass and Pratt will face off in November, giving Pratt five more months to campaign. Pratt decided to run on cleaning up the city after becoming fed up with rampant crime, homelessness, and losing his home in the...

Polymarkets are now projecting Pratt will NOT make the runoff. Sudden change. Hmmmmm......

Federal agents, in a daring predawn raid Wednesday, pounced on the opulent, $35 million Newport Beach mansion of an Iranian tech boss charged with supplying US computer hardware to Iran’s military and nuclear programs. The California Post was there as the FBI arrested Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, who was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and is expected to appear Wednesday afternoon in Santa Ana federal court. The businessman, who is a dual citizen of Iran and the US, is accused of selling computer hardware to the Iranian government for use in its...

There is something seriously wrong with a government, and its people, when they cannot count votes in what one would expect to be a reasonable time frame. What's a reasonable time frame? France, as an example, can say who won a presidential election by early morning of the next day, at the latest. In CA, as of right now, only about 58% of some estimated 8 million plus votes have been counted. And the LA primary for mayor? Still counting. I'll assume that this counting is not even by hand (as in France, I believe) but by "sophisticated" machines, and...

"I'm winning...outright...there's a tsunami of votes coming from all the people who are done with politics as usual." @spencerpratt says he's going to get over 50% of the vote in L.A.'s Mayor's race tonight & there will be no need for a runoff. "All those people I have they're not talking to pollsters. They're moms trying to dodge naked zombies with a stroller. They're walking their dog in a park and making sure their dog doesn't step on a fentanyl needle...they don't have time to talk to a pollster." VIDEO: https://x.com/i/status/2061837425375400310

Los Angeles voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to elect their next mayor, a race that has put all eyes on the nation's second-largest city. But if no one reaches more than 50% of the vote after all the ballots are counted, the top-two vote getters will head to a November runoff. Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think the incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and insurgent former reality TV star Spencer Pratt are most likely to advance to the second round. Traders are fairly certain Bass will make it to the second round, giving her 93% odds. Bass has...

7:15 VIDEO AT LINK........ I don't think it's work. Her voters are essentially same as BASS Turd's voters...............

CAIR-LA crosses a very distinct line in its attack on UCLA's guidelines against anti-Semitism. Hussam Ayloush deserves credit for cultivating his reputation as a “moderate Muslim.” He has proven effective at winning over audiences -- including liberal Jews -- all the while aiming many of his relentless anti-Israel attacks at them. His worst detractors would concede he qualifies as the educated and polished face of CAIR-LA (Council on American-Islamic Relations). Ayloush showcased his rhetorical skill at the time he issued a “public statement” opposing UCLA’s new guidelines to Combat Antisemitism (released by Chancellor Julio Frenk and a 15-person action group)....

The far left has enjoyed one-party rule in the City of Angels for decades, but now there’s a slight wrinkle in their plans as Los Angeles might finally get its first non-left mayor in years this Tuesday. Spencer Pratt, the nominally conservative former reality TV star turned political activist, is currently trailing by less than five points behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and is even closer to current City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, according to recent polling by UC Berkeley/The Los Angeles Times.

This video from The Kerri Lane Show reports on the surprising mayoral race in Los Angeles, where former reality TV star Spencer Pratt is emerging as a top contender against incumbent Karen Bass. The discussion centers on voter frustration regarding crime, homelessness, and city management, which has led many to support an outsider candidate. Key Takeaways: Poll Numbers: A recent California Post poll shows Spencer Pratt leading with 30.1%, followed closely by Karen Bass at 29.5% (2:09 - 2:42). Voter Sentiment: Residents are increasingly prioritizing local quality-of-life issues—like safety and neighborhood conditions—over traditional party politics (3:31 - 3:45). Hollywood Backing:...

With Los Angeles voters preparing to head to the polls, Spencer Pratt has found himself at the center of one of the city’s most surprising political stories. The former reality television star has gained momentum in a tightly contested mayoral race, picked up support from influential public figures, and secured a donation from a major Silicon Valley name. Yet with the election approaching, questions remain about whether his unconventional campaign can go the distance. Spencer Pratt Receives Backing From Sergey Brin The closing days of the Los Angeles mayoral primary brought a notable development for Spencer Pratt when it emerged...

Doug Ellin joins Billy Bush, Kristin Cavallari and Paris Hilton, who have also voiced support for Pratt's campaignDoug Ellin, creator of the hit series "Entourage," is backing Spencer Pratt's campaign for mayor of Los Angeles while voicing his frustration over what he sees as the city's decline. Last week, the television producer took to social media to share his personal experience living in L.A., detailing a home break-in that forced him to increase his security. "[I have] fifteen cameras … two German Shepherds, three legal guns … five years ago, I didn't lock a door here, but you know what...