Raman opens 11-point lead over Bass in LA mayor race; Pratt claims vindication
A new poll shows DSA-backed councilmember Nithya Raman at 39% support versus Mayor Karen Bass at 28%, with a third of voters undecided.
What to know
- Raman (DSA-backed councilmember) leads Bass (incumbent mayor) 39%-28% with one-third of voters undecided, just over six weeks before Election Day on November 3.
- A large bloc of Spencer Pratt's primary supporters—who came in third with 26%—remain undecided (63%), making them potential swing votes in the general election.
- The police union has launched a 300,000-home campaign against Raman over her votes against police funding and her DSA membership, while Pratt claims vindication for predicting she would defeat Bass.
- Undecided voters at this late stage are unusually high, according to the poll director, suggesting the race remains volatile ahead of mail-in ballots going out.
“Raman is Karen's karma. Stabbed in the back by the commie she campaigned for, took pictures with her family...the moment Nithya saw an opening, she knifed Karen. Good lesson to all you democrats: NEVER trust the DSA. Socialists have no morals. They'll gut you, too.”
Spencer Pratt, Former mayoral candidate · Social media, cited in Fox News ↗ · Sep 22
Nithya Raman Los Angeles Councilmember, mayoral candidate
Karen Bass Los Angeles Mayor, mayoral candidate
Spencer Pratt Reality TV personality and former mayoral candidateLos Angeles Police Protective League Police unionMark DiCamillio Poll director, UC Berkeley Institute of Government Studies
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Los Angeles Police union launches campaign against Raman
The Los Angeles Police Protective League is conducting an advertising and canvassing campaign targeting 300,000 homes to defeat Nithya Raman, citing her affiliation with the DSA and her past votes against a billion-dollar police union raise and hiring initiatives.
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Pratt claims vindication, warns of Raman threat on social media
Spencer Pratt posted on social media that his prediction about Raman defeating Bass had been proven correct by the poll. He claimed Raman entered the race at the last minute knowing she could exploit his one-on-one matchup with Bass, and warned Democrats against trusting the DSA.
“I told everyone that if you don't vote for me, Raman will beat Bass. That's why she entered the race 10 minutes before the clerk's office closed.”
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first by Fox News, 11h ago
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Poll identifies Pratt supporters as source of undecided voters — The poll indicates that 63% of Pratt's primary backers remain undecided in the general election matchup, with 22% favoring Bass and 16% supporting Raman. This bloc of swing voters could prove decisive in a close race.
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UC Berkeley/LA Times poll shows Raman leading Bass by 11 points — A University of California Berkeley Institute of Government Studies/Los Angeles Times poll released Wednesday shows Nithya Raman at 39% support among likely Los Angeles voters, compared to Karen Bass at 28%, with 33% remaining undecided. Poll director Mark DiCamillio called the undecided share "extraordinarily unusual" this late in the race.
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Spencer Pratt eliminated in June primary, finishes third with 26% — Reality TV star and independent mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt came in third in California's primary with 26% of the vote. Karen Bass finished first with 34% and Nithya Raman second with 29%, advancing both to the general election.