Elections|Despite Trump Claims, Spencer Pratt Seems to Accept L.A. Mayor Results You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. “I didn’t get in this for political power, I got in this to expose this corrupt machine, and nothing’s changed,” Mr.

Pratt said. “ I don’t have a campaign laws hamstringing me now. It’s war.”Credit...Alex Welsh for The New York Times Skip to contentSkip to site index Despite Trump Claims, Spencer Pratt Seems to Accept L.A. Mayor Results President Trump said the loss was an example of election fraud, but Mr.

Pratt did not entertain that idea. Instead, he plans to wind down his campaign but keep attacking the two Democrats who advanced. “I didn’t get in this for political power, I got in this to expose this corrupt machine, and nothing’s changed,” Mr. Pratt said. “ I don’t have a campaign laws hamstringing me now.

It’s war.”Credit...Alex Welsh for The New York Times Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Listen · 3:24 min Soumya Karlamangla By Soumya Karlamangla Spencer Pratt seemed to concede the race for Los Angeles mayor in a social media video on Friday, saying that the campaign portion of his efforts to “save” the city were coming to a close.

Mr. Pratt, a Republican who once starred on reality TV, finished third in the primary, receiving about a quarter of the vote. Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles and Councilwoman Nithya Raman, both Democrats, will advance to a runoff in November, The Associated Press determined this week.

For days, President Trump had cited Mr. Pratt’s loss as a prime indication of voter fraud in Los Angeles, without offering evidence. Mr. Trump questioned how it was possible for Mr. Pratt to have been in second place in the returns on election night only to slip to third days later.

California typically takes longer than most states to count ballots, and it was deluged this election with mail ballots from last-minute voters. It was notable that Mr. Pratt, in his video, signaled the imminent end of his campaign and never said he would challenge the results.

Mr. Pratt did not, however, seem ready to end his attacks on Ms. Bass and Ms. Raman, who he said left voters a choice between “dumb and dumber.” His video, which runs just over three minutes, is replete with insults, angry dialogue and quick video cuts of dystopian images, all against a discordant audio track. “I didn’t get in this for political power, I got in this to expose this corrupt machine, and nothing’s changed,” he said. “I don’t have a campaign laws hamstringing me now.

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