Voting group thats key to unlocking LA mayor election victory and it favors Spencer Pratt

With the Los Angeles mayoral primary entering its final stretch, a voting bloc that could prove decisive in an unusually tight race is drawing renewed attention: the region’s large Jewish community.While issues such as homelessness, affordability and recovery from last year’s devastating wildfires have dominated much of the campaign, recent comments and outreach efforts by candidates have put Israel and antisemitism back into the spotlight as they compete for every available vote.The race has evolved into a three-way contest between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, City Councilmember Nithya Raman and Republican candidate Spencer Pratt, a former reality television personality.Recent polling by the Los Angeles Times found Bass at 26%, Raman at 25% and Pratt at 22%, placing all three within striking distance of one another.The Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to approximately 560,000 Jews, making it one of the largest Jewish populations in the United States.

Although that figure includes residents beyond the city limits, political observers say Jewish voters could play an outsized role in determining which two candidates advance to the general election.“Bass has had a long relationship with the Jewish community in LA, but not a particularly strong one.Raman has been the subject of significant controversy,” Dan Schnur, political analyst, told Jewish Insider.“Pratt voices a very pro-Israel MAGA type line, and he’s probably doing better among Jewish voters than [President Donald] Trump did, but not by a large margin.”Pratt has made direct appeals to Jewish voters a central part of his campaign messaging.

During an interview with CNBC anchor Sara Eisen ahead of the primary, he highlighted concerns about antisemitism in the city.“I made it very clear that I’m going to protect my Jewish friends and families that feel unsafe from these attacks, and I didn’t even realize how insane it was until I said that publicly, and the level of Nazi, crazy psychopath...