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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,255 posts)
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 04:01 PM Tuesday

The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — He wrote a memoir called "The Guy You Loved to Hate." He's dabbled in rap, releasing a song called "I'm a Celebrity." He started a company selling crystals claimed to have healing properties.

But Spencer Pratt was not able to pull off his latest venture — an improbable bid to become mayor of Los Angeles. The Associated Press determined Monday that the onetime reality television personality did not qualify for the November runoff to unseat embattled incumbent Karen Bass.

Instead of Pratt, a Republican who received a nod of approval from President Donald Trump, Bass will face progressive Nithya Raman, a city council member who had challenged the Democratic mayor from the political left.

Pratt's candidacy was fueled by celebrity — he starred on "The Hills," a show about young people in Los Angeles — and videos that supporters generated with artificial intelligence. But his campaign also reflected frustration that political leaders have been unable or unwilling to address chronic problems. Pratt had relentlessly focused on homelessness, crime and decay that's marred a city otherwise known for its culinary scene, postcard scenery and a global entertainment industry.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/us--election-2026-spencer-pratt-040111677.html

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The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday OP
white repub advances, no fraud. white repub eliminated, fraud! on the same ballot...nice trick eh msongs Tuesday #1
Platt fell flat so that is that! oasis Tuesday #2
A classic pratfall. delisen Tuesday #4
Trump and MAGAs being all in a dither is icing oasis Tuesday #6
Our liberal media spent huge amounts of time Johonny Tuesday #3
Trump and Fox are not well liked in Los Angeles. Initech Tuesday #5
That's why Pratt did his one smart thing - running as an independent rather than a Republican Wiz Imp Tuesday #7

msongs

(74,385 posts)
1. white repub advances, no fraud. white repub eliminated, fraud! on the same ballot...nice trick eh
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 04:03 PM
Tuesday

delisen

(7,469 posts)
4. A classic pratfall.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 04:10 PM
Tuesday

I felt so great watching Raman advance after I had thought it was all over for her.

Johonny

(26,772 posts)
3. Our liberal media spent huge amounts of time
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 04:09 PM
Tuesday

Covering a man who turned out not to appeal to the vast majority of the citizens of LA. Maybe they will now cover the actual real candidates... Nah.

Wiz Imp

(10,634 posts)
7. That's why Pratt did his one smart thing - running as an independent rather than a Republican
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 04:26 PM
Tuesday

It didn't fool enough people, though. It was pretty obvious that Pratt is a MAGA Trump supporter.

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