No, Spencer Pratt Did Not Receive only 0 Votes in One of the LA Mayoral Race Tallies
Musk amplified claims questioning the Los Angeles mayoral primary results after late mail-in ballots shifted the race, offering no substantive evidence of fraud.
- On Monday, Elon Musk and President Donald Trump amplified unsubstantiated fraud claims regarding the Los Angeles mayoral primary after City Council Member Nithya Raman overtook Republican Spencer Pratt in the race to join Mayor Karen Bass in the runoff.
- The shift occurred as late-arriving mail-in ballots were processed, a systemic feature of California law allowing counting of ballots received up to seven days post-election and consistently favoring Democratic candidates.
- Viral allegations of '0 votes' for Pratt stemmed from a technical lag in data relay to media outlets; the Associated Press confirmed this was an automated update delay, not election interference.
- Representative Randy Fine claimed on Monday that 'people need to go to jail' over the ballot count, while other influencers attacked the results as a 'statistical impossibility' despite lacking evidence.
- These accusations align with broader GOP efforts to advocate for the SAVE Act, which voting rights experts warn is a coordinated campaign to restrict voting access in upcoming elections.
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Elon Musk on Monday boosted unsubstantiated claims about the Los Angeles mayoral primary after Nithya Raman edged ahead of Spencer Pratt, the former reality television star, in the race to join Karen Bass in the runoff. The Tesla and SpaceX chief, who has increasingly used X as a political megaphone, amplified posts suggesting the count was compromised even as the latest tally pointed to a much simpler explanation, namely that late ballots were …
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