The situation is enough to leave him in disbelief.
Jamie Kennedy, known for his roles in comedy and the “Scream” franchise, voiced his surprise over the rapid change in election odds against Spencer Pratt in the race for Los Angeles mayor.
As a supporter of Pratt, Kennedy posted on Friday highlighting that socialist city Councilmember Nithya Raman now has a 95% likelihood of moving forward to the November general election, despite Pratt’s continued lead with votes still being tallied.
“This feels like a crime scene,” he commented. “There’s no way this election is unfolding fairly.”
Previously, betting lines had favored Pratt with over a 75% chance to advance from the primary.
Raman and Pratt are vying for the last position in the runoff against current Mayor Karen Bass, who is already anticipated to move forward.
On Saturday, Los Angeles County was still slowly and painstakingly processing thousands of uncounted ballots. With 71% of the votes counted, Pratt held 28.2% of the share while Raman trailed with 24.9%.
But Prattâs leadâs has been steadily slipping as more mail-in ballots â which tend to favor Democrats â are still being counted. Raman scored a major boost Friday, cutting Prattâs lead by 20,672 votes from a day earlier.
Despite Pratt being ahead, some experts claimed Raman would make the runoff given those late mail-in ballots lean Democratic and young, which favors Raman.
âBarring some mathematical surprise, todayâs results suggest that Nithya Raman is likely headed to the runoff,â longtime political strategist Michael Trujillo told The California Post on Friday.
But others like Kennedy did not buy that argument, and some on social media fueled claims of election fraud.
Conservative pollster John McLaughlin called the late Raman surge unusual in comments to The California Post.
He blamed California’s slow vote-counting system for fueling distrust when all results should be out by Election Day.
“What makes it seem strange is that for Raman to be ahead or to overtake Pratt, it means that the remaining Democrat votes had to vote for Raman instead of Bass. The dynamic there is plausible, but it also raises doubts and questions about a system that’s flawed,” he said.
