LA Mayor’s Race Tightens As Socialist Raman Advancing

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

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.

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

Some election experts continue to view Pratt as the favorite to secure the second runoff spot, though confidence in that prediction has weakened as additional results have been released.