{"id":5398,"date":"2026-05-07T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/entertainment\/spencer-pratt-compares-his-fledgling-political-career-to-obamas-national-rise-he-had-no-experience-running-the-whole-entire-country\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:35:00","slug":"spencer-pratt-compares-his-fledgling-political-career-to-obamas-national-rise-he-had-no-experience-running-the-whole-entire-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/entertainment\/spencer-pratt-compares-his-fledgling-political-career-to-obamas-national-rise-he-had-no-experience-running-the-whole-entire-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt compares his fledgling political career to Obama’s national rise: “He had no experience running the whole entire country”"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In an exclusive interview, reality television star turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate<\/a> Spencer Pratt compared his lack of political experience to where former President Barack Obama was when he first came on the national scene. \u00a0 <\/p>\n

“I mean, look at Obama,” the Republican told CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi when asked if he has what it takes to lead the second-largest city in the nation. “He was a community organizer. I’ve won two community advocate awards\u2026Nobody thought, ‘Why can Obama become a senator and then the president?’ He had no experience running the whole entire country, which is way bigger than L.A.” <\/p>\n

Pratt, a Southern California native known for playing a sort of villain role on the popular mid-2000s reality show “The Hills,” has said he was compelled to launch his unlikely mayoral run after his home was destroyed in last year’s devastating L.A. wildfires<\/a><\/span>. Incumbent L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, who faced off against Pratt in a debate on Wednesday<\/a><\/span>, has taken significant criticism for her response to the fires. <\/p>\n

The mayor’s race will take place on June 2. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, then the two leading candidates will advance to a Nov. 3 runoff. <\/p>\n

Pratt, despite running in a city that has not had a Republican mayor since 2001, is confident in his chances next month. <\/p>\n

“All my supporters in Los Angeles are Democrats. Everyone I know, my family, are all Democrats,” Pratt claims. <\/p>\n

“I’m confident I’m probably going to win with 51% on June 2 because I don’t do a political message,” he added. “I don’t do national politics. I don’t do tribal politics. I don’t talk about other states. I’m localized. I just want to fix our streets, get the lights on. I want people to feel safe.” <\/p>\n

Watch Adam Yamaguchi’s interview with Spencer Pratt on “CBS Mornings<\/a>” on CBS and Paramount+ on Friday, May 8.\u00a0<\/em> <\/p>\n

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