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Republican Spencer Pratt Gains Real Momentum in L.A. Mayor’s Race

A Republican Mayor of Los Angeles? The Magic 8 Ball says, “Maybe.” Spencer Pratt, the former reality TV star who lost his home in the Palisades fire, is taking L.A. by storm with a killer debate performance and a series of viral ads that are hitting home. Fox News: An aggressive and impassioned debate performance this week by reality TV star and online influencer-turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is the latest evidence that his populist pitch to lead the nation’s second-most populous city appears to be gaining traction. Pratt tangled with the debate moderator after charging that incumbent Mayor Karen Bass was an “incredible liar” and argued that progressive City Council member Nithya Raman would get “stabbed in the neck” if she tried to offer treatment to homeless people encamped in underpasses below the city’s freeways. His apparent rise is fueled in part by his well-known status as one of the victims who lost their homes in last year’s devastating wildfires, when over 17,000 homes in Los Angeles County were destroyed, as well as his right-leaning focus on homelessness, crime, and government accountability in a city long run by Democrats. (Fox News). Pratt’s ads are a key part of his appeal, and fans are making more on their own. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)