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Updated · KABC-TV · Jun 11
Nithya Raman Courts Pratt Voters After Reaching 2-Way LA Mayoral Runoff
Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jun 11

Nithya Raman Courts Pratt Voters After Reaching 2-Way LA Mayoral Runoff

3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Jun 11

Summary

  • Nithya Raman used her first post-primary press conference to target Spencer Pratt supporters, arguing Los Angeles residents want basic city services fixed and a new direction at City Hall.
  • Raman said Pratt had tapped into real frustration over city failures on core functions, tying that anger to broader distrust over homelessness and affordable housing policy.
  • The runoff now pits Raman against Mayor Karen Bass, her former ally, in a race analysts say is harder for Bass than her 2022 contest against Rick Caruso because Raman can run as both a progressive and a change candidate.
  • Bass has already started attacking Raman as weak on crime and insufficiently tough on homelessness, setting up a sharper ideological contrast before the November election.

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