Commentary: Bass clears first hurdle, but if Pratt holds off Raman, the mayoral race could be a holy war

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L.A.Mayor Karen Bass made what sounded like a victory speech Tuesday night.Councilmember Nithya Raman made what sounded almost like a concession speech.And former reality TV star Spencer Pratt relayed a message from the heavens.“Well, obviously God wanted five more months of me exposing all the failures of our mayor, so it’s gonna be a fun ride,” Pratt said.

“I hope she’s ready.”Assuming Pratt holds on to one of the two spots in the Nov.3 general election as the final votes are tallied in the next few days, the smart money will be on Bass, for reasons I’ll get into in a moment.But the supreme being and patron of all pontiffs has to be considered a wild card.

This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.California Follow live updates, analysis and highlights from 2026 election day’s key races, such as California governor, Los Angeles mayor, L.A.

city council and more.So here we go.We could be in for one of the more remarkable electoral adventures in city history, with a complete novice and MAGA conservative going up against a liberal career politician in a deep-blue city and state full of people who are tired of hearing excuses from Democrats.

(If Raman ends up ousting Pratt, my apologies for jumping to conclusions.But it’s not my fault.

The devil made me do it.)If you intend to follow closely, as of course you should, maybe you can help me count the number of times Pratt plays the faith card.I went to St.

Peter Martyr School and attended the church by the same name, and I don’t recall ever hearing a nun or a priest drop God’s name as often as Pratt does.In fact, I just watched a clip of Pratt talking to Fox News TV host and Donald Trump disciple Kayleigh McEnany, and over the course of 1 minute and 52 seconds, he mentioned God or Jesus 1...