Spencer Pratt Remains Hopeful After Los Angeles Mayoral Race
Former reality TV personality Spencer Pratt is still feeling optimistic about his performance in the Los Angeles mayoral race, even after finishing behind Nithya Raman, a left-leaning city council member. Pratt initially led by a margin of 40,000 votes, but eventually ended in second place.
There are growing concerns among his supporters regarding California’s sluggish vote-counting process, which has stretched on for nearly a week. Some are questioning whether the election was fairly conducted.
“Mr. Raman conveniently received a grossly disproportionate number of ‘late mail-in ballots’ compared to both Mr. Bass and Mr. Pratt,” one critic noted.
On Election Day, Pratt enjoyed a nearly 10-point lead over Raman, but that lead diminished as the days went by. As of Monday, Raman was reported to be ahead by about 3,000 votes, according to the Associated Press.
“We’re talking about a difference of just one percentage point here. There are still hundreds of thousands of votes left to be counted. Officials say we have the next three weeks. Let’s stay positive!” Pratt shared in a social media post on Monday.
President Donald Trump weighed in on the results, stating that it would be “impossible” for Pratt to lose to Raman after having had such a significant lead. He called the election a “Third World Country” situation, alleging “Fraudulent Election!” Trump mentioned that, per officials, results might take two weeks to finalize.
Meanwhile, conservative commentator Benny Johnson described the unexpected drop in votes for Pratt as “statistically impossible.” Robbie Starbuck, another conservative activist, pointed out that Raman was “suddenly” pulling ahead in the vote count, sharing a graph that illustrated this unexpected surge.
Journalist Nick Souter labeled the whole election as “completely fraudulent” and called for an investigation, echoing concerns about the late mail-in ballots that favored Raman.
Additionally, it was reported last week that the federal prosecutor’s office in Los Angeles is looking into the state’s slow vote-counting practices.
On Sunday, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California mentioned that California allows various types of identification for voter registration, including gym memberships and employee ID cards.
