Karen Bass desperately needs the voters who hate her most and Spencer Pratt may hold the key

Spencer Pratt lost his home in the Palisades Fire.Then he ran for mayor on one message: Karen Bass failed the Palisades.More than 200,000 voters believed him.

Now the mayor’s political life is in their hands.Pratt didn’t mince words.He accused city leaders of “criminal negligence.” He said they “let us burn.” On the debate stage he called Bass “an incredible liar,” and afterward he described standing next to her as being near “a real life monster.” The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story He came up short in June, overtaken for the second runoff spot by Nithya Raman in the late count.But the Pratt people didn’t disappear.

In less than two weeks, they will decide whether they despise the mayor more than they fear the socialist trying to replace her.The new California Post survey, conducted Oct.15-18 by McLaughlin & Associates among 400 likely voters, has the headline numbers Opinion editor Joel Pollak laid out yesterday: Raman 46.7%.

Bass 38.8%.Undecided 13.5%.

Another 1% had already voted but refused to say for whom.Bass’s disapproval rating is 71.7%.But the real story is the 13.5% who remain undecided.

As with any subgroup, the precise figures are less certain than the poll as a whole.Nearly two-thirds of them voted for Donald Trump.Among all likely voters, just 16% are registered Republicans.

Among the undecideds, it’s 43%.A majority call themselves conservative.Two-thirds view Spencer Pratt favorably.

These are Pratt people.And they can’t stand either candidate.Fully 92% view Bass unfavorably, and 73% very unfavorably.Raman fares better but is still deeply underwater with them, at 73% unfavorable.

Three in four dislike the Democratic Socialists of America, her political home.Asked which candidate cares more about people like t...