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California voters frustrated by the routine failures of state and local leadership look set to send Spencer Pratt and Steve Hilton to runoff elections for mayor and governor after the first few ballot drops.
In a major rebuke of Democrat rule in both Los Angeles and the state, both Pratt and Hilton held their positions steady Wednesday night. Hilton remained in the lead for the governor’s race with 27.6% of the vote and Xavier Becerra was in second place with 25.6% with 56% of the vote counted.
Pratt remained in second place with 29.91% of the vote behind Karen Bass at 34.97%. Nithya Raman trailed Pratt in third place with 22.81%.
Pratt, who rose to fame as the bad boy in MTV’s show “The Hills,” isnipping at the heels of incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass— all but assuring the two will meet again in November’s general election. Pratt trailed Bass by less than 27,000 votes with 63% of the vote counted, according to theLos Angeles County Registrar-Recorder.
Matthew Klink, a conservative political strategist in Los Angeles, told The Post that Pratt has a real chance ifhis “clever” campaign— fueled by inventive AI videos and street art exposing the city’s blight and corruption — continues to pour it on thick and avoid the status quo of policy papers and canned statements.
Pratt’s persistent banging of the drum of public safety issues and the lackluster response to the deadly LA wildfires made a mark.
“More than 60% of city of Los Angeles voters chose another candidate than the mayor,” Klink said, noting left Councilmember Nithya Raman’s ability to also siphon votes while currently sitting in third place.“Clearly, Bass is vulnerable.”
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Meanwhile, Steve Hilton — who scored the endorsement of President Trump in the California governor’s race — wasleading the packas of Wednesday evening.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
