Pratt SLIPS IN LA Mayor Race As Trump Says Its RIGGED
California's slow vote count is shifting both top races toward Democrats, and Trump is calling it fraud even though analysts expected this all along.
- In the LA mayor race, Republican Spencer Pratt is losing his second-place spot to leftish Democrat Nithya Raman as late ballots favor her.
- In the governor race, Republican Steve Hilton leads but Democrat Tom Steyer is closing in fast, though he may fall short.
- The shift is normal: Republicans knew their candidate early, so Democratic ballots just came in later — nothing sketchy.
- Trump and DeSantis are calling it rigged and claim it's under investigation, but the weeks-long count is just how California always runs elections.
- Even if Pratt or Hilton win second, they would get crushed in November since LA and California are heavily Democratic.
Outlook: Betting markets favor Raman knocking out Pratt and Hilton hanging on, but both races stay razor-tight as ballots trickle in over the next week.