{"id":12348,"date":"2026-06-03T14:50:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12348"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:50:36","slug":"far-left-la-mayoral-candidate-breaks-down-in-tears-as-she-falters-behind-spencer-pratt-and-karen-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12348","title":{"rendered":"Far-left LA mayoral candidate breaks down in tears as she falters behind Spencer Pratt and Karen Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nithya Raman wept as she fell into third place Tuesday night behind Spencer Pratt and Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p>The socialist\u2019s face scrunched and her eyes watered as the results poured in and she spoke to her children about how she had hoped to build a city \u201cthat is worthy of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope you know that everything, every person in this room is fighting for in this campaign has been about building a city that\u2019s worthy of you, and every child in this city,\u201d she choked out between tears.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nithya Raman wept as she fell into third place Tuesday night behind Spencer Pratt and Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The socialist\u2019s face scrunched and her eyes watered as the results poured in. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI hope you know that everything, every person in this room is fighting for in this campaign has been about building a city that\u2019s worthy of you, and every child in this city,\u201d she choked out between tears. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Raman trailed Pratt by about 8 points with 63.1% of the vote on Wednesday morning, 22.3% to 30.4%, according to the Associated Press. Bass is leading with 34.8% of the vote, with the last update around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The total count as of that time has Bass with 172,720 votes, Pratt with 151,149 and Raman on 110,848.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As vote totals stand, with Bass leading, the incumbent and Pratt would advance to the November general election. Raman\u2019s campaign would be done.<\/p>\n<p>The city councilwoman stunned LA political observers in February when she declared her campaign for mayor after backing Bass.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>As vote totals stand, with Bass leading, the incumbent and Pratt would advance to the November general election. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Jill Connelly<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She ran a campaign aligned with leftists dissatisfied with Bass\u2019s leadership and called for a renewed homelessness plan along with increased housing production.<\/p>\n<p>But she also faced criticism for her own handling of the homeless crisis as head of the city council\u2019s Housing and Homelessness Committee. The criticism culminated in a homeless encampment stunt outside her home.<\/p>\n<p>Raman faced slight headwinds in her campaign with competing candidate Rae Huang, who also drew favor from the Democratic Socialists of America and may have prevented the councilwoman from drawing their endorsement outright. Huang drew about 3% of the vote.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The DSA is known for motivating its volunteers towards robust get-out-the-vote initiatives that carried socialist Zohran Mamdani to the mayor\u2019s office in New York City after they backed him. Some hoped Raman would follow in his footsteps.<\/p>\n<p>At one time, Raman led polls in the race.<\/p>\n<p>But a disastrous debate performance weighed down her campaign, and her message appeared to falter over Pratt\u2019s if voters are to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt had been successful in the waning weeks of the campaign, producing viral social media videos pointing towards his Palisades fire activism and blaming Raman and Bass for the city\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<p>Raman has yet to concede as election analysts project the race could get closer as late blue ballots roll in.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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