Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, but declares 'war' on advancing candidates

Spencer Pratt has conceded the Los Angeles mayoral race, stating that "the campaign portion of my mission to save Los Angeles is coming to a close." However, the former reality TV star immediately declared "war" on the two candidates advancing to the general election: progressive city councilmember Nithya Raman and incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.

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the campaign portion of my mission to save Los Angeles is coming to a close

Notably, Pratt did not contest the election results, a stance that contrasts with his endorser, Donald Trump, who has repeatedly made unfounded claims about rigged elections. Trump had called California's elections "crooked." Despite previously stating he would leave Los Angeles if he lost, Pratt announced in a social media video that he is merely beginning his campaign to "save" the city.

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war

Pratt claimed to possess damaging information about one of the advancing candidates, suggesting he was saving it for the general election. "We have some recordings of one of your exalted candidates doing and saying something that would make her resign in shame," he stated. This follows his earlier declaration in a May interview with Adam Carolla that he would be "done with trying to live in LA" if either Bass or Raman won.

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the race was “rigged”

Shifting his focus, Pratt declared, "I'm moving on to the next, more interesting phase." He added, "I don't have campaign laws hamstringing me now. It's war." Pratt, who launched his campaign in January, centered his platform on concerns about the Palisades fire and the city's future, framing Los Angeles as facing an "apocalyptic moment." He expressed his motivation as wanting to "expose this corrupt machine," asserting, "If you want to stop me, you're going to have to fucking kill me."

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We have some recordings of one of your exalted candidates doing and saying something that would make her resign in shame. I was saving it for the general election.