The guys on Monday’s RCP Podcast discussed the mayor’s race in Los Angeles, where voters will pick the top two candidates to advance in tomorrow’s “jungle primary.” RCP Average: 2026 Los Angeles Mayor – Open Primary, June 2 (Bass: 26, Raman: 25, Pratt: 22) Does Spencer Pratt have a chance? “Of course!” Tom Bevan said. “I’m fascinated to find out if there is this ‘hidden Pratt vote’ that’s out there.” “Maybe they’re telling pollsters they’re undecided. Maybe they’re telling pollsters that they’re going to vote Democrat. Maybe they’re not answering their phones, but they go to the polls and they actually vote for Spencer Pratt,” he suggested. “It absolutely could happen, and we could see him outperform his polls by maybe a good number, or not.” “Part of what’s complicating this is because there’s a Democratic machine out there,” he continued. “It’s not quite like a Chicago machine or a New York machine, but it still is organized.” “And then you’ve got Spencer Pratt, who’s running basically a shoestring campaign that is existing online mostly. He doesn’t have the money to pay for ads that go on television, but he is blowing up the internet and getting a lot of publicity with all this AI-created stuff. Every day, he’s making headlines and winning eyeballs on the internet.” “So we’ll find out if that actually translates into votes or if it’s just people watching their screens,” he said. “His stuff starts on the internet, but he gets so much free media,” Andrew Walworth added. “If he doesn’t make the runoff, he certainly seems to have jump-started his career… I see a talk show in his future,” Carl Cannon added.
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