Spencer Pratt out of LA mayor race as left-wing rival Nithya Raman advances

"there's still hundreds of thousands of votes outstanding, and LA officials have given us the next 3 weeks to count! Let's git-r-dun!"

— Spencer Pratt , Celebrity

"If you’re as frustrated by the broken status quo as I am, I hope you’ll join our movement to build a city that works for everyone."

— Nithya Raman , Politician

"There was no way Gavin Newsom was going to let Spencer Pratt make the runoff."

— Gunther Eagleman , Influencer

"When youre rushing to find the votes to knock out the sole republican you dont have time to balance out the count to look plausible."

— Tim Pool , Influencer

"Don’t worry guys. It’s totally normal for the no-name candidate deep in 3rd place to give a tear-filled concession speech on election night."

— Rogan O'Handley , Influencer

"'Leapfrogged.' What an unmitigated joke LA has become."

— Laura Ingraham , Celebrity

"Reality is, many LA voters assumed Spencer Pratt was MAGA and LA HATES MAGA."

— Grace Chong , Executive

"We’ve seen Nithya Raman catching up on every update and the last two in particular she’s accelerated."

— Paul Mitchell , Executive

"I think it’s over. It appears Nithya will be in the runoff."

— Michael Trujillo , Other

"Together, we earned another term for our community and our movement."

— Eunisses Hernandez , Politician

"Respecting the voice of the people is at the heart of our democracy."

— Hydee Feldstein Soto , Politician

"I was incredibly honored by the results, and invited Angelenos who are frustrated by the broken status quo to join my campaign."

— Nithya Raman , Politician

"It’s four days and they aren’t even close to counting [ballots]."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"Folks, we’re dealing with a fraction of a percentage point difference, there’s still hundreds of thousands of votes outstanding, and LA officials have given us the next 3 weeks to count! Let’s git-r-dun!"

— Spencer Pratt , Celebrity

"A campaign against Nithya Raman, who allows encampments near schools and cuts the police force, is one Mayor Bass looks forward to winning."

— Douglas Herman , Executive

"She [Raman] is a perfect example of how elected officials should be, starting from the grassroots, motivated because of a very specific problem."

— Karen Bass , Politician

"I don’t think we should talking about the future of LA in the context of friendship or betrayal."

— Nithya Raman , Politician

"Many thousands of votes will be counted in the days ahead, and we may not get an answer we like. But regardless of what happens next, nobody can take away what all of us have built together."

— Nithya Raman , Politician

"the Maga machine had seen an opportunity in Los Angeles to buy a foothold in our beautiful city to advance a dark agenda"

— Nithya Raman , Politician