A new poll shows Spencer Pratt has taken a narrow lead in the Los Angeles mayoral race, receiving 30.1% support among likely voters. The poll, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates in conjunction with the California Post, has Bass in second, at 29.5%, followed by City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, at 23.4%.

The poll found that 62% of voters believe Los Angeles is on the wrong track. Furthermore, it showed that Pratt has a strong pull with Hispanic voters, leading the field with 33% support, compared with 24% for Bass and 21% for Raman.

John McLaughlin, CEO of McLaughlin & Associates, told the California Post, "Normally it's a slam dunk for the Democrats, but it's being driven by the negatives on Bass."

Pratt has focused much of his campaign on homelessness, public safety, and dissatisfaction with city leadership, arguing that voters are increasingly looking for a commonsense alternative to the city's political establishment.

During the final mayoral debate hosted by NBC and Telemundo Los Angeles, Raman accused Pratt of being a "MAGA Republican," to which he responded with a now-viral shrug.

In an interview with Fox News last week, Pratt, a registered Republican, explained why Democrats are rallying behind him.

"My supporters are all Democrats because Los Angeles is all Democrats. All the people financing me are Democrats. All the meetings I take all day are Democrats," Pratt said.

"Democrats are very angry with what happened to Los Angeles. They were fed a bunch of lies by Mayor Bass, who said she was going to literally solve homelessness."

Pratt added that a mayor's allegiance should be to the people, not a political party.

"The mayor is not supposed to represent a party. They're supposed to make sure your moms are safe, your houses don't burn down, and your tax money is going to your infrastructure—not to fund drug addicts."

In an interview with one city resident who voted Democrat his whole life, independent journalist Nate Friedman reported that the resident is "sick of all the stupidity" and is voting for Pratt.

"Homelessness is rampant, the city is dirty, they mishandled the fires—I consider myself a liberal but it's just too extreme right now," the resident told Friedman.

Democrat commentator Harold Ford Jr., speaking on Fox News, said he's supporting Pratt as well.

"What he's doing is what every politician should do. Whether you're Democrat or Republican, [a candidate should] offer real, practical, actionable solutions to actual problems people are facing," Ford said. "Angelenos understand homelessness is a problem. They understand public safety is a problem. They understand housing is unaffordable for most Californians.

"He's actually offering answers—I say that as a Democrat. He could actually win this thing because people are fed up with the answers they're not being given."

Posting on X late last week, Pratt said Bass and Raman have "failed humanity." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Angelina Delfin is California correspondent for the Daily Signal.

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