Pratt validated as threat in mayor's race as DSA-LA recommends Raman

"The group's entry into a race that's been anything but run-of-the-mill has it pitching a recommendation in favor rather than a full endorsement of Councilmember Nithya Raman over housing advocate Rae Huang in its voter guide. The recommendation offered a subtle way into what some see as the most important mayoral race in several years for the city, as incumbent Karen Bass fends off a field of hopefuls that's seen reality TV star Spencer Pratt rise in the polls, while a former supporter of the mayor, Raman, made an 11th-hour bid for the seat."

"The Raman recommendation comes as an appeal to vote tactically for mayor in the jungle primary, given Pratt's candidacy, the voter guide said. The admission in some ways legitimizes Pratt's bid, with the Pacific Palisades resident polling second at 22 percent support to Karen Bass' 30 percent in Wednesday's Emerson College Polling results. Raman wasn't far behind in the Emerson primary election survey, with 19 percent, as Miller and Huang nabbed 7 percent and 4 percent, respectively."

"Within the local DSA ranks, membership was split on which way to go. An unofficial poll showed 49.8 percent support for Raman and 41.7 percent for Huang. A little over 1 percent of members backed Bass. The group cast Raman as having a sometimes rocky relationship with left-leaning groups and a track record of contradictions. Raman's support of tenant protections, amid her push to amend Measure United to House L.A., the city's so-called mansion tax on all real property, were examples o"

The Los Angeles chapter of Democratic Socialists of America entered the mayoral primary involving Councilmember Nithya Raman and housing advocate Rae Huang, issuing a recommendation rather than a full endorsement. The recommendation is framed as a way to vote tactically in the jungle primary because Spencer Pratt is also running. Incumbent Karen Bass faces multiple challengers, including Pratt, whose polling shows him in second place behind Bass. Emerson College polling shows Bass at 30 percent, Pratt at 22 percent, Raman at 19 percent, Adam Miller at 7 percent, and Huang at 4 percent. DSA-LA membership is split, with an unofficial poll favoring Raman over Huang and minimal support for Bass. DSA-LA cites Raman’s tenant protections and her push to amend Measure U to House L.A., while also raising concerns about her relationship with left-leaning groups and past contradictions.

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