LA’s Left Fractures Over the Race to Succeed Bass
Los Angeles’s 2026 mayoral race has split the left, pitting two Democratic Socialists—Rae Huang and Nithya Raman—against incumbent Karen Bass, with a disruptive bid from Spencer Pratt that deepens fractures in the coalition. Raman appears closest to Bass in polls, Huang trails, and Pratt’s anti-homeless rhetoric complicates the race, highlighting a broader struggle over housing, homelessness, and policing as voters weigh a pragmatic path to a runoff against a bolder left agenda. Polls show Bass ~26%, Raman ~25%, Pratt ~22%, and Huang ~9%, signaling a divided field ahead of a crowded nonpartisan primary.
