Spencer Pratt Credits Wife for Faith Turn as Poll Shows Him at 22% in LA Mayor Race
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Updated · The Christian Post · Jun 1
Spencer Pratt Credits Wife for Faith Turn as Poll Shows Him at 22% in LA Mayor Race
3 articles · Updated · The Christian Post · Jun 1
Summary
Days before Tuesday’s primary, Spencer Pratt said wife Heidi led him onto “the Lord’s path,” describing prayer as central to his long-shot Los Angeles mayoral bid.
Fox News interview remarks cast the reality-TV newcomer’s campaign in explicitly religious terms, with Pratt saying he asks God whether he is meant to “save these animals” and protect the city.
Polling still shows a tight fight for second place: a Berkeley IGS-Los Angeles Times survey put incumbent Karen Bass at 26%, Nithya Raman at 25% and Pratt at 22%.
That leaves Pratt competitive for a general-election spot but trailing badly in hypothetical November matchups, where Bass leads him 47%-29% and Raman 45%-28%.
Los Angeles has not elected a Republican mayor since Richard Riordan left office in 2001, underscoring the scale of Pratt’s challenge.