Reality TV personality and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt released a hard-hitting ad last week criticizing Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman for their “failed leadership” in response to the Palisades fires and homelessness crisis—so far it has received more than 12 million views.
Released April 29, the ad shows the two Democrats’ posh homes and neighborhoods, which are contrasted with Pratt’s own neighborhood, which burned to the ground in the Palisades fires of January 2025.
“They don’t have to live in the mess they created … they let my home burn down,” Pratt says in the video.
The fires devastated 56% of the Palisades-area structures and 55% of single-family homes, according to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation report. Bass has received widespread criticism from fire, police, and other disaster response teams for her effort in protecting residents from a major disaster.
In a comment to The Daily Signal, Pratt shared his discontent with Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.
“They’ve been in office for years now, and we can judge them with our own two eyes,” he said. “When people look around Nithya’s district, they see drug needles in their children’s playgrounds, and Nithya is constantly rolling her eyes at concerned parents who beg her to do something about it. You do not roll your eyes at a concerned mom and survive politically to tell the tale.”
On Pratt’s campaign website — where he calls himself “Karen Bass’ Worst Nightmare” — the candidate outlined his mission as being “committed to accountability and growth” and “fighting for the communities too often ignored by those in power.”
In response, Alex Stack, spokesperson for Bass, told The Daily Signal, “Spencer is doing his best Trump impression but it’s not going to work in LA.”
Latest Polling
A UCLA poll conducted at the end of March shows Bass ahead of the pack at 25%, followed by Pratt at 11% and Raman at 9%.
However, on Polymarket last week, Pratt surged past Bass with 24% support compared to Bass’ 20%, although Pratt said he favors actual polling to Polymarket predictions.
“It’s very easy to manipulate Polymarket by having bots and donors buy stock, so I’m not very concerned about that,” he said. “The real polls show it’s me versus Karen Bass. Ultimately, they both have a fatal flaw … their record.”
Pratt vs. Raman
According to Raman’s campaign website, she plans to improve Los Angeles by tackling homelessness, housing, transportation, Hollywood jobs, and parks. The LA council member has come under fire, however, after a recording of a mother asking her about homeless encampments near schools went viral.
Raman’s team did not respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment.
In an interview with The Daily Signal regarding the Los Angeles homelessness crisis, Pratt said, “I’m going to enforce SB 43. These people need mandatory treatment. … We need to treat the drug addicts, get them sober, and give them a chance.”
