There you have it. A reality-TV star nobody took seriously just pulled 25.8% in the Los Angeles m…
June 10, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 comments
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There you have it. A reality-TV star nobody took seriously just pulled 25.8% in the Los Angeles mayor's race — and the way that number got covered tells you everything about the news business.
Spencer Pratt led on election night. Then late mail and drop-box ballots came in over the following days, and Nithya Raman passed him. The AP called it Monday: Bass 34.3%, Raman 28.6%, Pratt 25.8%. November runoff, Bass vs. Raman.
Here is where the spin starts.
One side ran with "the California system got robbed" and "seems pretty shady." The other side ran with "MAGA repudiated in LA." Both were writing the headline they wanted before the facts were in.
The honest version is harder and far less clickable:
LA counts mail-heavy ballots slowly, and California accepts ballots postmarked by Election Day even if they land days later. Those broke for Raman.
AND — at the same time — a system with slow counting, ballots accepted after Election Day, limited public-facing auditability, and minimal voter-ID is genuinely hard to fully verify either way. Asking for voter ID and chain-of-custody isn't fringe. It's a mainstream election-integrity position held across the spectrum. Wanting elections you can audit is not the same as claiming this one was stolen.
Notice what just happened. I gave you the boring truth, and it doesn't fit either team's jersey.
That's the whole problem with modern news. You don't get reporting. You get a side.
It's why I built UnbiasedHeadlines.com. Every story sourced. Every claim cited. The lawful explanation AND the legitimate concern, side by side, so you can make up your own mind instead of being told what to think.
And it isn't just politics. Same approach on defense, on AI, on tech, on the economy — the beats where the spin is thickest and the stakes are highest. Read it or listen to it. Get to the bottom of the thing.
Full breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/e9YJhQ7Z
FACTS. NOT SPIN.
That's the entire pitch.
Spencer Pratt led on election night. Then late mail and drop-box ballots came in over the following days, and Nithya Raman passed him. The AP called it Monday: Bass 34.3%, Raman 28.6%, Pratt 25.8%. November runoff, Bass vs. Raman.
Here is where the spin starts.
One side ran with "the California system got robbed" and "seems pretty shady." The other side ran with "MAGA repudiated in LA." Both were writing the headline they wanted before the facts were in.
The honest version is harder and far less clickable:
LA counts mail-heavy ballots slowly, and California accepts ballots postmarked by Election Day even if they land days later. Those broke for Raman.
AND — at the same time — a system with slow counting, ballots accepted after Election Day, limited public-facing auditability, and minimal voter-ID is genuinely hard to fully verify either way. Asking for voter ID and chain-of-custody isn't fringe. It's a mainstream election-integrity position held across the spectrum. Wanting elections you can audit is not the same as claiming this one was stolen.
Notice what just happened. I gave you the boring truth, and it doesn't fit either team's jersey.
That's the whole problem with modern news. You don't get reporting. You get a side.
It's why I built UnbiasedHeadlines.com. Every story sourced. Every claim cited. The lawful explanation AND the legitimate concern, side by side, so you can make up your own mind instead of being told what to think.
And it isn't just politics. Same approach on defense, on AI, on tech, on the economy — the beats where the spin is thickest and the stakes are highest. Read it or listen to it. Get to the bottom of the thing.
Full breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/e9YJhQ7Z
FACTS. NOT SPIN.
That's the entire pitch.