Karen Bass thought this race was already hers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, Los Angeles just sent a political earthquake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Los Angeles, long considered safely in Democratic hands, is now staring at a runoff that feels less like routine politics and more like a referendum on the city\u2019s unraveling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karen Bass leads, but not decisively. Spencer Pratt, dismissed early as a novelty, is now the vessel for anger over crime, homelessness, addiction, wildfires, and a business climate many say is suffocating the city\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pratt\u2019s supporters argue that his blunt style and outsider status cut through years of polished promises and worsening streets. His formal complaint accusing Bass of illegal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
electioneering near a ballot box only deepens the sense that the old rules are breaking down, and that powerful incumbents no longer fear them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bass\u2019s team calls it a stunt. But the numbers, and the mood, say something else: Los Angeles is no longer certain what kind of leader it wants\u2014or which party it trusts to save it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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