Pratt accuses Bass of ‘illegally gaming the election’
We just filed a formal complaint for illegally gaming the election. We must protect our democracy.” He shared a video of Bass meeting with supporters as she and some voters dropped off ballots at a ballot box. At one point in the video, the mayor approaches a young child in a stroller holding a sheet of paper that reads “Babies 4 Bass.” “Electioneering within 100 feet of a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW,” Pratt continued.
- ▪We just filed a formal complaint for illegally gaming the election.
- ▪We must protect our democracy.” He shared a video of Bass meeting with supporters as she and some voters dropped off ballots at a ballot box.
- ▪At one point in the video, the mayor approaches a young child in a stroller holding a sheet of paper that reads “Babies 4 Bass.” “Electioneering within 100 feet of a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW,” Pratt continued.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 7 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Spencer Pratt accuses LA Mayor Karen Bass of breaking election law by campaigning near ballot box — Fox News
- ▪ Spencer Pratt Claims Karen Bass Broke Election Law—She Posted the Evidence Herself — Daily Signal
- ▪ Uh-Oh: Spencer Pratt Files Complaint, Says Karen Bass Filmed Herself Violating Election Law — RedState
- ▪ Spencer Pratt files complaint against Karen Bass — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Spencer Pratt rumbles moment Karen Bass ‘breaks the law’ during bitter war for LA mayor, files complaint — California Post
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Campaign Pratt accuses Bass of ‘illegally gaming the election’ Comments: by Ryan Mancini - 05/26/26 3:10 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ryan Mancini - 05/26/26 3:10 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on Tuesday accused incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (D) of violating city election laws by appearing near voting centers on her campaign social media accounts. A lawyer for Pratt, a former reality star from “The Hills” on MTV, filed a complaint to Los Angeles City Clerk Patrice Lattimore to “immediately investigate and take all appropriate enforcement action” against the mayor and stating that Bass engaged in “illegal electioneering.” “She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it,” Pratt posted on…
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