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A newLos Angeles mayoral pollclaiming there’s a dead heat between Mayor Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman is getting torched by longtime political insiders.
The UC Berkeley and Los Angeles Times pollreleased Thursdayshowed Bass leading with 26% support among likely voters, with Raman close behind at 25% and Pratt surging to 22%.
But several veteran Los Angeles political strategists told The California Post the poll misses large portions of the electorate and dramatically understates Pratt’s growing support.
Among them is veteran strategist Rick Taylor, who has spent roughly 50 years insideLos Angeles politicsand is not affiliated with any mayoral campaign.
According to Taylor, internal political chatter and campaign tracking are showing Bass closer to 32%, Pratt at 30% and Raman lagging at 18%.
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Taylor argues the problem starts with how many modern polls are conducted.
“These pollsters that believe in only doing digital, I do believe it is a weakness,” Taylor told The Post. “You miss people who are not inclined to spend 20 minutes on their phone or on a computer answering questions.”
Taylor called the Berkeley survey an “outlier” and warned that modern polling increasingly cuts corners by leaning too heavily on cheap digital outreach instead of costly live phone operations.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
