US Politics
The Los Angeles Mayoral Runoff: A Rejection of Anger and a Return to Substance
Spencer Pratt, a Republican candidate with Donald Trump's support, lost the Los Angeles mayoral primary, and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman will now face Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff. It is a powerful affirmation of the city's democratic will that the electorate rejected a candidate built on anger and conspiracy, and instead chose a substantive debate on the city's future.