MAGA Reality Candidate Speaks Out After Shock Loss
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- Former reality star Spencer Pratt failed to advance to the Los Angeles mayoral run-off, finishing third in the June 2 primary with 25.5% of the vote behind Karen Bass (34.3%) and Nithya Raman (29%).
- Pratt broke his silence on social media with a brief post and later responded to Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about him moving out of Los Angeles by revealing his home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, saying he has "nothing left to pack."
- Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Pratt’s departure sparked backlash from Pratt’s supporters, including Florida Senator Rick Scott and Meghan McCain, who criticized Kimmel’s comments as mean-spirited.
- Despite former President Donald Trump endorsing Pratt as a "big MAGA person," Pratt’s campaign did not gain traction, and post-election claims of voter fraud were dismissed by analysts as baseless and illogical.
- CNN analyst Harry Enten argued that the Democratic establishment preferred Pratt in the runoff because incumbent Karen Bass would have a stronger advantage against him than against progressive challenger Nithya Raman.