Authored by Jackson Richman and Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times,
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advanced to the November runoff election for Los Angeles mayor.
The Associated Press called Bass’s advancement after 1:30 a.m. ET on June 3.Reality TV star Spencer Pratt and Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman lead 11 other candidates in the race for runner-up.
The runner-up will face Bass in the runoff election on Nov. 3.
Bass campaigned on issues including affordability, public safety, and homelessness. Pratt focused his campaign on crisis management, fiscal responsibility, government reform, public safety, homelessness, infrastructure improvements, support for small businesses, and oversight of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Raman’s platform emphasized ending homelessness, expanding housing, protecting renters, improving public safety and transportation, environmental protection, immigrant rights, animal welfare, and support for small businesses.
Both Raman and Pratt have criticized Bass for her response to recent wildfires sweeping Los Angeles.Pratt’s home was destroyed in the Pacific Palisades fire in 2025.
A distinctive feature of Pratt’s campaign was the widespreaduseof artificial intelligence-generated videos created by supporters.
One of the most widely viewed videos opens with scenes of Los Angeles engulfed in flames, with Bass as a Joker-like villain and Pratt as a Batman-style hero promising change. In another, Bass is portrayed as Darth Vader from Star Wars, and in a third, she appears as the villain Thanos from Marvel’s Avengers franchise.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush praised the Joker-themed video in a May 5 post on X, calling it“maybe the best political ad of the year.”
Source: ZeroHedge News
