LA Mayor’s Race Tightens As Socialist Raman Advancing

Raman’s rough benchmark against Pratt is 11.2%, so this is an 2-point overperformance, though turnout could change that.

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Political analysts note that voters who submit ballots later in the process often skew younger, more urban, and more progressive than those whose ballots are counted first. Those demographic groups generally align more closely with Raman’s political base.

At the same time, analysts caution that overcoming Pratt’s statewide lead remains a difficult challenge.

Because remaining Democratic ballots are likely to be split between both Bass and Raman, Raman must not only outperform Pratt among outstanding ballots but also significantly outperform Bass to erase the deficit entirely.