Spooked woke LA mayoral hopeful rants about ABORTION then deletes video as Spencer Pratt overtakes her in polls ahead of primary election

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:54, 2 June 2026 | Updated: 13:54, 2 June 2026 Woke Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman abruptly deleted a campaign video after facing backlash for ranting about abortion in the local election.  Raman, 44, a Los Angeles city councilwoman, attempted to drag the controversial issue into the election in an X post on Monday, hours before voters head to the polls.  Despite the mayor of Los Angeles having no control over abortion rights - with legality and access controlled by state and federal laws - Raman implied that rival Spencer Pratt would take away abortion rights if he defeats her.  'Here in Los Angeles, we value a woman's right to choose,' Raman captioned her since-deleted video.  'Spencer Pratt is working with the architects to overturned Roe v. Wade. So much is at stake in this election, please pay attention.'  Roe v. Wade was a 1973 Supreme Court decision that protected abortion rights nationwide, which was subsequently overturned in 2022.  Pratt has notably not discussed abortion rights since launching his bid for mayor in January, and he has focused his campaign on local LA issues including ending widespread homelessness and drug taking.  He says he is a liberal on social issues including LGBT rights and has never spoken out against abortion, with California among the states least likely to ban it anyway.  Voters in LA are set to cast their votes for mayor on Tuesday, with polls showing a tight race is expected between Raman, Pratt and incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. If no candidate receives over 50 percent of the vote, the election will head to a run-off between the top two candidates in November.  Woke Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman abruptly deleted a campaign video after facing backlash for ranting about abortion in the local election Pratt, seen with his former reality TV star wife Heidi Montag and two children, has notably not discussed abortion rights since launching his bid for mayor in January, and he has focused his campaign on local LA issues including ending widespread homelessness and drug taking The Daily Mail has contacted Pratt and Raman's campaigns for comment on the deleted abortion campaign video.  Although as many as 17 candidates threw their names in the ring in LA's mayoral election, polls show only Pratt, Bass and Raman have legitimate odds of winning.  Pratt was initially seen as a longshot candidate when he launched his campaign, with many critics seeing the former reality star as too conservative and inexperienced for LA's left-leaning electorate.  But the registered Republican, who is running as an independent, surged in recent weeks following a media blitz and a breakout debate against his Democrat opponents.  Pratt won praise for his brash campaign style, focusing much of his ire on Bass and her tenure as mayor since 2022.  At the primary's debate in May, Pratt slammed Bass's handling of the Palisades Wildfires in January 2025, as he accused her of 'burning my house down.'  Odds market Kalshi showed Pratt's chances of winning the election surged following the debate, as Pratt picked up a number of celebrity endorsements - including most recently talk show host Bill Maher.  Prediction markets now give Pratt a real chance at toppling incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (left) and city council member Nithya Raman (right), with most polls showing a close race as voters head to the polls  Pratt, seen with wife Heidi Montag, surged in recent weeks following a media blitz and a breakout debate against his Democrat opponents Raman has fallen to third place in many polls, but remains within touching distance as LA voters head to the polls to choose their next mayor  However, the platform shows Bass has rebuilt her lead in recent weeks, and she now has a 65 percent chance of winning compared to Pratt's 25 percent. Raman stands at 12 percent on the odds market. Other polls show a similar trend, with a Cygnal Political survey last month showing Bass at 47 percent, Pratt at 33 percent, and 20 percent undecided.  The most recent major poll from McLaughlin & Associated showed Pratt with a small 1 percent lead over Bass at 30 percent, while Raman registered 23 percent.  With no clear leader, most analysts predict the election will head to a run-off election in November, and if Pratt can find his way into the final two he will have all summer to campaign for the mayor's office.  As part of his hardline platform against Los Angeles' social issues, Pratt recently unveiled plans to implement a three-week 'grace period' to warn criminals, drug users and homeless people to leave the city before he takes action. Spencer Pratt was initially seen as a longshot outsider when he launched his candidacy in January, but he has won praise with his brash campaign style  Speaking on the All In podcast, he hammered home his message that the city of angels is 'worth saving,' and suggested that his mayoralty will begin with a brief reprieve for those committing crimes and the homeless. 'My plan, the first three weeks, signs up across the city: no more nakedness, no more drug use, no more robbing, no worse, no more dog abuse,' he said. He says that his team will then go around and warn everyone that: 'You got three more weeks of this, clock's ticking.' Pratt said he believes this will show those propagating crime in the city that 'there's a mayor in town' and even make some of the troublemakers leave. 'After that, once we start enforcing the laws: Boom! Streets will be back,' he promised. 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