Nithya Raman Was Supposed to Be LA’s Mamdani. Then Spencer Pratt Showed Up.
Nithya Raman, a progressive city councilmember in Los Angeles, is running for mayor against incumbent Karen Bass and former reality TV star Spencer Pratt. In a recent interview with Hasan Piker, Raman addressed controversial topics, including her stance on Israel, which she affirmed aligns with various human rights organizations. Her campaign aims to appeal to younger, progressive voters in the upcoming primary election.
- ▪Nithya Raman is campaigning for mayor of Los Angeles against Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt.
- ▪She recently interviewed with Hasan Piker, discussing various progressive issues.
- ▪Raman affirmed her stance on Israel, stating she agrees with human rights organizations that have accused it of genocide.
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Nithya Raman Was Supposed to Be LA’s Mamdani. Then Spencer Pratt Showed Up. Nithya Raman campaigning in Los Angeles, California. (Adali Schell for The Free Press)The city councilmember thought she’d be the outsider to take on Karen Bass in the mayoral contest. Now she’s battling a Republican former reality-TV villain. By Peter Savodnik05.22.26 — CaliforniaNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationLast week, progressive Los Angeles city councilmember Nithya Raman, who is running to be the city’s next mayor, sat down for a one-hour interview with leftist streamer-slash-Chinese Communist Party–apologist Hasan Piker.Piker has become something of a divining rod for Democrats: Senators Cory Booker and Elissa Slotkin, among others,…
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