Spencer Pratt Picks Up California Post Endorsement as LA Mayor Race Heats Up

Spencer Pratt’s campaign for Los Angeles mayor just picked up another marker of legitimacy.

The California Post endorsed Pratt for mayor, with a front-page cover highlighting the support he’s drawing from mothers in the San Fernando Valley alarmed by rising crime.

The endorsement lands with just days left before the June 2 jungle primary, where Pratt, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman are the major contenders.

If no candidate clears 50%, the top two advance to a November runoff.

The official California Post account posted the cover Friday.

Today's cover: The Post endorses Spencer Pratt for mayor — a chance to fix the city. https://t.co/MjwdXDx0eR

Subscribe for home delivery: https://t.co/okw0bmjSRS pic.twitter.com/1uKFX9GU2C

— California Post (@californiapost) May 22, 2026

PatriotFetch reported that the endorsement marks a significant shift in the local landscape, coming amid mounting dissatisfaction with Bass over wildfire response, budget shortfalls, crime, and homelessness.

PatriotFetch laid out the stakes this way:

The California Post endorsement gives Pratt a new legitimacy marker in a race that has been defined by frustration with the people already running Los Angeles.

Voter anger over the 2025 wildfire response, public safety, homelessness, budget trouble, and the sense that city hall keeps asking residents to accept decline as normal has become the center of the race.

It also cited polling data from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs showing roughly 40% of voters still undecided, Bass at about 30%, Pratt at about 22%, and Nithya Raman at about 20%.

That is the kind of field where late movement matters. An incumbent sitting around 30% with nearly half the electorate still movable is not a candidate cruising toward a coronation.

It is also exactly why a newspaper endorsement can matter in a race like this, especially when it confirms that Pratt’s campaign is breaking out of the online-only category.

Those numbers tell the real story here. Four in ten voters are still up for grabs, and Bass cannot close them out despite every advantage of incumbency.

Pratt is running as an independent and is a registered Republican in a city where that label is usually political poison. But his pitch is local, not partisan: public safety, homelessness, and holding city government accountable after the devastating 2025 Pacific Palisades wildfires destroyed his own family home.

He has also drawn support from national figures. PatriotFetch reported that Senator Rick Scott and Richard Grenell have backed or endorsed his campaign.

The Los Angeles Times reported that President Trump signaled support for Pratt this week while answering a reporter’s question about the race.

President Trump said he would like to see Pratt do well and described him as a character, while noting he had heard Pratt was “a big MAGA person.”

The Times reported that the comments came less than two weeks before the June 2 primary. It also noted that Pratt has been polling strongly enough to compete for a runoff spot against Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman.

Pratt told TMZ that the support he cared about most was from mothers who want to feel safe in Los Angeles, keeping the campaign message aimed at crime, safety, and quality of life.

Rick Scott, Richard Grenell, and Chad Bianco had already offered support, underscoring how quickly Pratt’s outsider campaign has moved beyond celebrity curiosity.

The key contrast is obvious: Bass and Raman want to nationalize him, while Pratt keeps trying to drag the fight back to neighborhood safety and city competence.

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RealClearPolitics reported that Bass and Raman quickly tried to use President Trump’s praise to frame Pratt as MAGA-aligned in heavily Democratic Los Angeles.

Pratt did not take the bait. He pivoted right back to the local message, posting that the only endorsement he needed was from moms and animal lovers who want to feel safe.

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SPENCER PRATT GOES VIRAL AFTER “FIGHTER FOR THE PEOPLE” ANSWER

Spencer Pratt drew attention after telling CNN his political role model is “Jesus Christ” and saying he doesn’t look to modern politicians because he wants to be “a fighter for the people.” Pratt also joked… pic.twitter.com/Ime27QE2Fo

— Melissa Redpill (@MelissaRedpill) May 21, 2026

That instinct to stay local is smart and reveals someone who understands the race he is actually running.

Los Angeles voters are not thinking about Washington right now. They are thinking about whether their streets are safe, whether city hall will let their neighborhoods burn again, and whether the person in charge actually cares.

KPBS reported that Pratt’s campaign is fueled by viral videos, social media clips, and anger over fires, homelessness, crime, and city leadership failures.

KPBS described Pratt as a candidate whose mayoral bid depends heavily on winning the internet first. His campaign has spread through viral clips, supporter-made videos, and direct attacks on Bass over the Pacific Palisades fires.

Los Angeles voters go to the polls June 2 in a nonpartisan jungle primary. If no candidate clears 50%, the top two vote-getters move on to a November runoff.

That makes Pratt’s online army matter. In a low-turnout local race with an unsettled electorate, a candidate who can dominate attention can become far more than a protest vote.

His celebrity background still gives critics an easy punchline, but the race has moved into a more serious lane because the issues underneath the spectacle are not trivial.

The anger driving the campaign is about fires, homelessness, crime, and whether the city can still perform the basic duties residents expect from local government.

Parade reported that after losing his family home in the fires, Pratt made it his mission to hold city government accountable. His platform centers on public safety, homelessness, and reform.

The political class still wants to treat this as entertainment. A reality TV star running for mayor of America’s second-largest city does make easy copy.

But with 40% of voters undecided, a newspaper endorsement on his side, and an incumbent who cannot break away from the pack, this race is real. June 2 is ten days out, and Karen Bass should be nervous.