Spencer Pratt Calls L.A. Mayor Race a "Humiliation Ritual" After Raman Defeats Bass

Los Angeles has a new mayor. Nithya Raman is projected to defeat incumbent Karen Bass, and while Bass offered a gracious concession and a promise of a smooth transition, the loudest reaction came from someone no longer in the race at all: Spencer Pratt. The former Hills star, who lost his own mayoral bid in the June primary, took to X to call the election a“humiliation ritual”and argue that Raman didn’t win so much as Bass lost.

Raman, for her part, told supporters the era of the broken status quo is over. She’ll now lead the city into a stretch that includes the 2028 Olympics, which means the stakes for this transition are much bigger than a typical election cycle. Bass kept her exit respectful, congratulating Raman and pledging a smooth handoff, which only made Pratt’s fiery commentary stand out more.

So the debate is on: is Pratt just a sore loser with a big following, or the only one saying out loud what a chunk of Angelenos are thinking? Either way, he made sure this election stayed in the feed long after the results came in. What’s your take, does Pratt have a point or should he let it go?