# Spencer Pratt reveals his biggest mistake in campaign for mayor of Los Angeles

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/spencer-pratt-reveals-his-biggest-mistake-in-campaign-for-mayor-of-los-angeles/
- Published: 2026-11-13T19:32:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T20:28:08+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/spencer-pratt-says-he-should-have-run-as-a-communist-for-la-mayor/
- Topics: Celebrity, Elections, Entertainment, Politics, TV, World

## Key points

- Pratt joked he should have run as a communist to win over Los Angeles voters.
- He placed third in the mayoral primary and missed the November runoff.
- He questioned whether a change from Bass to Raman would bring different results.

## Summary

Spencer Pratt joked that he should have campaigned as a communist or “champagne socialist” to appeal to Los Angeles voters, presenting the city’s left-wing politics as the reason his mayoral bid fell short. The former reality television star, who ran as a Republican-leaning outsider, did not advance from the June primary.

Pratt finished third behind incumbent Karen Bass and democratic socialist Nithya Raman, who went on to win the race. He had focused on City Hall’s response to the Palisades fire, homelessness and government dysfunction, but his celebrity profile and criticism of Democratic leaders were not enough to reach the November runoff. After returning from a visit to Washington, he also dismissed the prospect that Raman’s leadership would bring a change from Bass and said he was not interested in becoming White House press secretary.

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