Reality star Spencer Pratt put Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on notice as he swaggered into second place in the closely watched Los Angeles mayor's race. Already, Pratt - a registered Republican - and Bass's other challengers forced the incumbent mayor into a runoff in Tuesday's race.With around 50 percent of the vote tallied, Pratt looked well-positioned to join Bass on the November ballot. Progressive City Council member Nithya Raman was trailing in third.'She knows it's on,' Pratt told reporters Tuesday night outside the Mexican restaurant where he was throwing a private election watch party. 'I hope she's ready. I literally could not be more excited.' He said he was 'confident' he could gain some of Bass's supporters - though it's more likely Bass would keep her base and other Democrats would coalesce around the incumbent, in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans three to one. Pratt added that he wanted to meet Bass again on the debate stage. 'We can do debates on every Friday if she would like,' Pratt said. The Associated Press declared that Bass would advance to the November election, but had yet to make an official call on the second-place finisher. Due to California's widespread use of mail-in ballots, Pratt's standing in the race could still change, as Democratic-leaning votes were expected to come in after Election Day ballots favored the Republican. Spencer Pratt, a registered Republican running for Los Angeles mayor addresses the press outside his watch party at a Los Angeles Mexican restaurant Tuesday night Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass addressed supporters early in the night despite the race not being called because it became apparent that she would move on to a runoff in November
Spencer Pratt storms into second place in LA mayor race
Reality star Spencer Pratt stormed into second place in the Los Angeles mayor's race, threatening to extend the bitter campaign.













