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Spencer Pratt
California’s Voting System Is Built for Suspicion
The slow count of votes in Los Angeles led to allegations of a stolen election. There’s no evidence of impropriety, but the system is a recipe for…
Peter Savodnik
Heidi Montag Is Already LA’s First Lady
Plus: Joanna Stern on dating an AI chatbot.
Suzy Weiss
The Revenge of the California Republicans
Peter Savodnik, Caitlin Flanagan, and Michael Shellenberger unpack the California election results.
Peter Savodnik
47M
Inside Spencer Pratt’s Viral Video Machine
The former reality star’s campaign has become an online phenomenon. Austyn Jeffs met one creator powering Pratt’s surge with viral AI ads.
Austyn Jeffs
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‘Spencer, Saca La Bassura’: Will LA’s Latinos Back Pratt?
In 2020, Adrian Alvarez was so panicked Trump would win he wound up in hospital. Now he leads ‘Latinos por Pratt’ and makes AI videos for the outsider…
Peter Savodnik
Caitlin Flanagan: Pratt Daddy’s Revenge
How did Spencer Pratt, reality TV star and ‘healing’ crystal salesman, become the ‘adult in the room’ in the LA mayor’s race?
Caitlin Flanagan
Everything Is Reality TV. And Spencer Pratt Knows It.
The reality-TV villain turned mayoral candidate just used the same tactics that once made him infamous to produce one of the most effective, viral…
Liel Leibovitz
Spencer Pratt Is the Former Reality Star Taking On Karen Bass
He says homelessness, illegal immigrant crime, and LA’s response to the fires that destroyed his home persuaded him that he can lead better than the…
Peter Savodnik
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