As the competition for the mayoral position in Los Angeles intensifies, a progressive voter has decided to change her allegiance, at least temporarily, due to growing dissatisfaction with the Democratic leadership. The decision, it seems, was spurred by a personal encounter with the city’s urban challenges.
Kyrstin Munson, a tech executive, shares a tale that resonates with many residents of Los Angeles today. Walking through the city’s streets can be a daunting experience, especially when confronted by individuals living rough. The situation is made even more unnerving when one is heavily pregnant and has a toddler in tow, as Munson herself experienced.
This sense of disillusionment with the current state of affairs in LA has led her to reconsider her support for long-standing Democratic figures like Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom. Instead, she is casting her vote in a different direction.
Enter Spencer Pratt, a reality TV star who has turned his attention to politics. Pratt himself has faced personal hardship, having lost both his and his parents’ homes in the devastating Palisades fires of January 2025. His Republican campaign against incumbent Karen Bass and city council member Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is gaining traction.
Despite Los Angeles’ reputation as a Democratic stronghold, Pratt’s message is resonating with voters like Munson, who feel that years of Democratic leadership have done little to improve the city’s deteriorating conditions, which seem to echo scenes from a dystopian film.
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My heart is pounding, fight-or-flight in full blast is the LAST thing my body needs right before labor. All I can think about is protecting my kids while the city falls apart around us.
@MayorOfLA @nithyavraman
I voted for you. I defended you. But you’ve lost my trust.
Enough. I’m done watching my community live in fear.
I’m taking a chance on @spencerpratt – someone who’ll actually demand transparency, accountability, and results.
My kids won’t grow up in this hellhole. Time for real change.
#LosAngeles
Reality star Spencer Pratt, who famously saw his house, as well as his parents’ residence, burn to the ground during the Palisades fires of January, 2025, has run a strong campaign as a Republican against incumbent failure Karen Bass and wide-eyed Democratic Socialists of America extremist city council member Nithya Raman.
Even in this deep-blue city, he has a chance, as residents like Munson realize that what they’ve been voting for all these years has produced nothing but a city that looks like it’s straight out of an apocalypse movie.
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I can relate to Kyrstin, because I live a smidge over half a mile from a reasonably fancy new outdoor mall that’s enjoyable to visit. I wouldn’t walk there if you paid me, however, because you have to go through an underpass that looks like it’s from The Walking Dead.
Munson was just trying to get to the grocery store, right in the heart of Hollywood:
Munson told The Post she was merely trying to walk with her daughter to Bristol Farms when she came upon the scary scene on Sunday roughly two blocks from the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Fairfax Ave.
“I was scared. Then shocked it was so bad this time. Then furious,” said Munson, a former neighborhood council rep. “I’ve been part of lots of neighborhood meetings and know how stretched the city is.”
Earlier that day, Munson said she was out at medical appointments with her daughter, and “had to walk around multiple people passed out on the sidewalk.”
California voters have a chance to change the trajectory of the failing state, not only with the mayoral race but in the gubernatorial battle, where Republicans Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco have given us the first real opportunity in years to take back Sacramento.
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I’m not holding my breath — Golden State voters have disappointed the rest of America time and time again, and the all-powerful unions are going to fight tooth and nail to hold onto their power (which means silencing the 25 percent of the electorate that identifies as siding with the GOP, compared to the 45 percent who keep siding with the Dems and cheering on the destruction of the formerly golden state).
Online commenters keep telling California folks to leave, and many have, but what they don’t realize is that A) not everybody is able to do so, and B) if this cancer is allowed to spread, which it already arguably has, there won’t be a place to go. Just ask the conservative residents of Austin, Texas, Denver, Colorado, or numerous other infected cities.
Sorry you’re experiencing this too. It’s a tragedy across the board for everyone. Very complex
— Kyrstin M (@ThisisKyrstin) May 4, 2026
Munson’s story is powerful, and she’s brave to tell it. We need more like her.
Editor’s Note: Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, and the “progressives” are ruining California.
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