Spencer Pratt’s plain-talking campaign to unseat incumbent Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has hinged on finding practical solutions to real-world problems like homelessness, addiction, and crime.
During a recent interview on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, Pratt said certain behaviors that are commonplace today wouldn’t be tolerated under his administration.
As Fox News reported, that includes something Maher is known to enjoy:
Maher asked Pratt on the “Club Random” podcast whether he cared about all the issues facing the city, and Pratt said his priorities began with safety, lights and potholes before turning to smoking near children.
ADVERTISEMENT“I care about safety, the lights being on, potholes,” Pratt said. “I don’t want you smoking in front of kids at the park. You know, I’ll be enforcing if you’re smoking that in front of a kid at a swing. I’ll be getting you as mayor.”
Pratt then broadened the point to drug use near children in public spaces.
“No more drugs around kids at parks, in schools, in front of daycares,” Pratt said. “We need to have a society of consequences again.”
Pratt said smoking pot near children at a park was not something he viewed as normal when he was growing up.
“I never thought growing up I could smoke a blunt in front of a kid at the park,” Pratt said. “Now that happens. Moms do not want their kids that are like 5 years old.”
Pratt’s long-shot campaign has been gaining traction in recent weeks as he effectively communicates how he would respond to leftist policies that have put the city in its current predicament:
One of the biggest problems that Karen Bass and Nithya Raman have created for young Angelenos is the cost of living. Affordability is crushing us. Here’s my plan to make LA life more affordable for you, and put more $$$ in your pocket. We cannot afford another 4 years of Karen. pic.twitter.com/7ZNipMD7kH
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 2, 2026
Two days ago, Spencer Pratt held a cookout at Jim Gilliam Park in the Jungles. A week earlier, Rolling 60s territory. Politicians avoid these neighborhoods, scared of the anger from decades of neglect.
Spencer showed up anyway. Broke bread. Listened.
This is a new Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/79JRiAl1hW
— Derrick Johnson (@4derrick) June 1, 2026
I don't even need to make campaign ads anymore. Karen and Nithya just keep making them for me. pic.twitter.com/Ey724YZv51
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) May 31, 2026
To my fellow Angelenos who want change, and are considering voting for Nithya Raman, I can assure you, she is not fit for the job, and she has no path to victory. A vote for Nithya is a vote for Karen Bass. I am ready to earn your vote and make LA feel safe for all. pic.twitter.com/qfnbS9qH4P
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 1, 2026
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, the LA Times reported that Pratt was within striking distance of the two Democrats in the race:
The latest UC Berkeley-L.A. Times poll in the L.A. mayor’s race has Mayor Bass at 26%, Nithya Raman at 25% and Spencer Pratt at 22% among likely voters.
Raman and Pratt each surged by eight percentage points since March survey; Bass stayed flat.
Karen Bass, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt are locked in a tight battle for Los Angeles mayor, according to a poll released Thursday, with incumbent Bass holding what pollsters called a statistically insignificant lead ahead of Tuesday’s primary.
Bass had 26% support from likely voters, followed by City Councilmember Raman with 25% support, according to the poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, which was co-sponsored by The Times.
ADVERTISEMENTPratt, the former reality TV personality making his first bid for elected office, had support from 22% of the likely voters surveyed.
Here’s his full interview with Maher:
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