Late Friday Ballot Dump Propels Nithya Raman Closer to Spencer Pratt as Doubts Mount Over Election Integrity

In the chaotic aftermath of Los Angeles’s mayoral primary, a familiar pattern has emerged. Late mail-in ballots have dramatically narrowed Spencer Pratt’s lead over Democratic Socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, raising serious questions about the reliability and fairness of California’s vote-by-mail system. While incumbent Mayor Karen Bass appears headed to the November runoff, the battle for second place has become a case study in how elections can shift under the cover of extended counting. This is not merely a procedural hiccup. With tens of thousands of ballots still outstanding, Raman has gained ground through batches that heavily favor Democrats, shrinking...