Spencer Pratt’s real message: Your city matters more than DC

At first glance, a reality-TV star running for mayor of Los Angeles is just another sign that American politics has become synonymous with entertainment. But Spencer Pratt’s campaign is more interesting for an entirely different reason. 

“National politics has nothing to do with why we’re sitting in my dirt lot,” Pratt recently said. “Local politics. City leadership. Who is the head of your LADWP? [Los Angeles Department of Water and Power] These are the things that concern me.”

KAREN BASS AND DEMOCRATS ARE SCARED OF SPENCER PRATT

Pratt, best known from MTV’s The Hills, drew attention with an ad contrasting his post-wildfire trailer with the mansions of his opponents.

Part of Pratt’s hyperlocal focus is pragmatic. He’s a registered Republican running in a deep blue city. He makes it a point to ignore President Donald Trump while focusing on L.A.’s problems, emphasizing that his friends and supporters are Democrats.

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