Does former reality star Spencer Pratt actually have a chance in the mayoral race against incumbent Democrat Karen Bass (and fading wannabe BBQ-banning democrat socialist city councilwoman Nithya Raman)?
The answer is yes, although it’s a big hill to climb. A huge proportion of the electorate in the city is far left, and has continued voting for decline for years, and the all-powerful unions have such power in the Golden State that normally, what they say goes.
However, Pratt’s campaign videos and other ingenious clips not affiliated with the campaign that are made by content creators across the internet keep going viral, and a surprising number of celebrities and political heavyweights have lined up to support him.
Normally, Hollywooders line up like sheep behind whatever Democrat is running for any elected office, even if the candidate is incoherent and unprepared (I’m looking at you, Kamala Harris).
Pratt has found a new fan in Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R), who, although he’s not a resident of the state, holds plenty of influence in GOP circles. He likes what he sees in Pratt, but deplores Karen Bass, who has driven an already-failing metropolis into the ground.
Many residents are so fed up with it that even a Donald Trump endorsement might not hurt Pratt’s chances, Cruz told reporters:
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Ted Cruz is weighing in on the Los Angeles mayoral race ... telling TMZ DC's @jacob_wass things are so bad in Los Angeles under Mayor Karen Bass ... while praising Spencer Pratt. pic.twitter.com/JqadUUTYnv
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 19, 2026
Bass has been a flop as mayor, Cruz argued:
“At the end of the day, you might be the most liberal person in the world,” Cruz told TMZ. “You might like 95% tax rates, but you may not want your kids being accosted, you may not want to have to step over human feces to walk to work. And at the end of the day, the policies of Karen Bass have failed.”
Yup, yup, and yup.
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Asked whether he thought a Trump endorsement would work against Pratt, Cruz said he had “no idea,” but that even liberals are getting sick of being scared to leave their homes:
I got to say, the viral videos that Spencer Pratt is putting out are awesome. I look forward to them eagerly as they come out.
There's a reason they've gone viral because they speak to a real truth, which is tragically the policies of Karen Bass have been devastating for Los Angeles, whether it's the Palisades burning to the ground and not a single home has been rebuilt, or the rampant crime, or drug users, on the streets, or homeless people threatening kids.
Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down pic.twitter.com/Zes4VRdZxX
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) May 18, 2026
It’s not simply a GOP vs. Democrat issue, Cruz noted:
And that's not a left-right issue. I think there are a lot of people in L.A. who may be very liberal on a million issues, but they don't really want their kids being accosted by criminals and drug dealers.
And that is exactly why Spencer Pratt does, in fact, have a chance. I’d be lying if I said I thought it was a shoo-in, but usually, anyone who’s not an extremist progressive in the supposedly non-partisan race has already been left by the wayside at this point and is mostly an afterthought.
Whatever happens, Pratt has shaken things up and brought the issues that Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom would like you to ignore to the forefront. I think that, win or lose, politics will be in this man’s future.
Editor’s Note: Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, and the “progressives” are ruining California.
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