{"id":42,"date":"2026-05-21T12:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=42"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:09:06","slug":"why-democrats-may-be-headed-for-reality-check-round-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=42","title":{"rendered":"Why Democrats May Be Headed For Reality Check Round Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Reality check for Democrats \u2014 literally.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Pratt, the once-infamous \u201cThe Hills\u201d villain turned viral political outsider, is suddenly within striking distance of becoming mayor of Los Angeles, and the new numbers are the kind that should make City Hall break into a cold sweat.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=40\">Leftist Group Leaves White South African Refugees Out To Dry While Fighting Trump In Court<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Cygnal polling released this week shows Pratt climbing to 25% support once voters hear more about the race, putting him tied with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, whose numbers remain completely flat.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a brutal position for an incumbent mayor in a city where voters increasingly believe everything is spiraling in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p>Just 30% of voters say Los Angeles is headed the right way, while 58% say the city is on the wrong track.<\/p>\n<p>Their top frustrations? Cost of living, homelessness, and corruption, essentially the entire modern Los Angeles experience.<\/p>\n<p>Cygnal CEO Brent Buchanan said Bass appears \u201cflat, capped out,\u201d while Pratt still has room to grow, particularly among independents, men, and Northeast Valley voters.<\/p>\n<p>And suddenly, what once looked like a Hollywood punchline is starting to look like a genuine outsider campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt has built much of his campaign around viral videos blasting Los Angeles leadership over crime, homelessness, drugs, and wildfire failures, while positioning himself as the anti-establishment candidate in a city voters increasingly feel has been badly mismanaged.<\/p>\n<p>The whole thing even caught President Donald Trump\u2019s attention during a recent exchange with Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you see yourself in him at all? A former reality TV star?\u201d Olohan asked Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=38\">The Preppy Comeback<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to see him do well. He\u2019s a character. I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know him. I assume he probably supports me,\u201d Trump replied.<br \/>\nWhen Olohan said she believed Pratt did support him, Trump leaned into the comparison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard he does,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI heard he\u2019s a big MAGA person. He\u2019s doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bQklPAw66Fw?feature=oembed\" title=\"President Trump shares his thoughts on Spencer Pratt\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Trump then pivoted into criticism of California\u2019s voting system, arguing the state\u2019s elections are \u201cvery dishonest\u201d because of widespread mail-in voting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we had Jesus Christ come down and count the votes, I would have won California,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>And honestly, there\u2019s a reason Democrats may be getting a little uncomfortable watching this unfold.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Democrats once laughed off a reality TV star named Donald Trump, too. That worked out great for them.<\/p>\n<p>Trump famously turned \u201cThe Apprentice\u201d into a political launchpad before bulldozing his way into the White House. Now, a former reality TV villain with frosted hair and a crystal obsession is mounting his own outsider-style political rise in a city where voters appear increasingly fed up with establishment leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Pratt\u2019s candidacy is already rattling Democrats enough that far-Left Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman recently warned supporters Trump was \u201cabout to endorse Spencer\u201d while urging donors to stop a \u201cMAGA Republican mayor.\u201d<br \/>\nPratt responded with an eye-roll GIF from a mayoral debate.<\/p>\n<p>Which honestly feels like the most Spencer Pratt political response imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>But beneath the memes and reality TV history, there\u2019s something much bigger happening here: voters in one of America\u2019s bluest cities appear so frustrated with the status quo that they\u2019re willing to seriously consider a celebrity outsider promising to clean things up.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=36\">One Of America\u2019s Most Dangerous Rescue Missions Is Becoming A Movie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And for Democrats in Los Angeles, that may be the biggest reality check of all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality check for Democrats \u2014 literally.Spencer Pratt, the once-infamous \u201cThe Hills\u201d villain turned viral political outsider, is suddenly within striking distance of becoming mayor of Los Angeles, and the new numbers are the kind that should make City Hall break into a cold sweat.New Cygnal polling released this week shows Pratt climbing to 25% support once voters hear more about the race, putting him tied with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, whose numbers remain completely flat.That\u2019s a brutal position for an incumbent mayor in a city where voters increasingly believe everything is spiraling in the wrong direction.Just 30% of voters say Los Angeles is headed the right way, while 58% say the city is on the wrong track.Their top frustrations? Cost of living, homelessness, and corruption, essentially the entire modern Los Angeles experience.Cygnal CEO Brent Buchanan said Bass appears \u201cflat, capped out,\u201d while Pratt still has room to grow, particularly among independents, men, and Northeast Valley voters.And suddenly, what once looked like a Hollywood punchline is starting to look like a genuine outsider campaign.Pratt has built much of his campaign around viral videos blasting Los Angeles leadership over crime, homelessness, drugs, and wildfire failures, while positioning himself as the anti-establishment candidate in a city voters increasingly feel has been badly mismanaged.The whole thing even caught President Donald Trump\u2019s attention during a recent exchange with Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan.\u201cDo you see yourself in him at all? A former reality TV star?\u201d Olohan asked Trump.\u201cI\u2019d like to see him do well. He\u2019s a character. I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know him. I assume he probably supports me,\u201d Trump replied.When Olohan said she believed Pratt did support him, Trump leaned into the comparison.\u201cI heard he does,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI heard he\u2019s a big MAGA person. He\u2019s doing well.\u201dTrump then pivoted into criticism of California\u2019s voting system, arguing the state\u2019s elections are \u201cvery dishonest\u201d because of widespread mail-in voting.\u201cIf we had Jesus Christ come down and count the votes, I would have won California,\u201d Trump said.And honestly, there\u2019s a reason Democrats may be getting a little uncomfortable watching this unfold.After all, Democrats once laughed off a reality TV star named Donald Trump, too. That worked out great for them.Trump famously turned \u201cThe Apprentice\u201d into a political launchpad before bulldozing his way into the White House. Now, a former reality TV villain with frosted hair and a crystal obsession is mounting his own outsider-style political rise in a city where voters appear increasingly fed up with establishment leadership.Meanwhile, Pratt\u2019s candidacy is already rattling Democrats enough that far-Left Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman recently warned supporters Trump was \u201cabout to endorse Spencer\u201d while urging donors to stop a \u201cMAGA Republican mayor.\u201dPratt responded with an eye-roll GIF from a mayoral debate.Which honestly feels like the most Spencer Pratt political response imaginable.But beneath the memes and reality TV history, there\u2019s something much bigger happening here: voters in one of America\u2019s bluest cities appear so frustrated with the status quo that they\u2019re willing to seriously consider a celebrity outsider promising to clean things up.And for Democrats in Los Angeles, that may be the biggest reality check of all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Democrats May Be Headed For Reality Check Round Two - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=42\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Democrats May Be Headed For Reality Check Round Two - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reality check for Democrats \u2014 literally.Spencer Pratt, the once-infamous \u201cThe Hills\u201d villain turned viral political outsider, is suddenly within striking distance of becoming mayor of Los Angeles, and the new numbers are the kind that should make City Hall break into a cold sweat.New Cygnal polling released this week shows Pratt climbing to 25% support once voters hear more about the race, putting him tied with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, whose numbers remain completely flat.That\u2019s a brutal position for an incumbent mayor in a city where voters increasingly believe everything is spiraling in the wrong direction.Just 30% of voters say Los Angeles is headed the right way, while 58% say the city is on the wrong track.Their top frustrations? Cost of living, homelessness, and corruption, essentially the entire modern Los Angeles experience.Cygnal CEO Brent Buchanan said Bass appears \u201cflat, capped out,\u201d while Pratt still has room to grow, particularly among independents, men, and Northeast Valley voters.And suddenly, what once looked like a Hollywood punchline is starting to look like a genuine outsider campaign.Pratt has built much of his campaign around viral videos blasting Los Angeles leadership over crime, homelessness, drugs, and wildfire failures, while positioning himself as the anti-establishment candidate in a city voters increasingly feel has been badly mismanaged.The whole thing even caught President Donald Trump\u2019s attention during a recent exchange with Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan.\u201cDo you see yourself in him at all? A former reality TV star?\u201d Olohan asked Trump.\u201cI\u2019d like to see him do well. He\u2019s a character. I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know him. I assume he probably supports me,\u201d Trump replied.When Olohan said she believed Pratt did support him, Trump leaned into the comparison.\u201cI heard he does,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI heard he\u2019s a big MAGA person. He\u2019s doing well.\u201dTrump then pivoted into criticism of California\u2019s voting system, arguing the state\u2019s elections are \u201cvery dishonest\u201d because of widespread mail-in voting.\u201cIf we had Jesus Christ come down and count the votes, I would have won California,\u201d Trump said.And honestly, there\u2019s a reason Democrats may be getting a little uncomfortable watching this unfold.After all, Democrats once laughed off a reality TV star named Donald Trump, too. That worked out great for them.Trump famously turned \u201cThe Apprentice\u201d into a political launchpad before bulldozing his way into the White House. 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