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Ex-reality TV star Spencer Pratt is 'running Trump's playbook' in LA mayoral race

Spencer Pratt just got a major boost in Los Angeles’ mayoral race, with The California Post throwing its endorsement behind the reality TV star-turned-candidate. The outlet said Pratt is a political newcomer who jumped into the contest after losing his family home in the Palisades Fire. It argued t...

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What happened Ex-reality TV star Spencer Pratt is 'running Trump's playbook' in LA mayoral race.
The headline split One side frames it as "Ex-reality TV star Spencer Pratt is 'running Trump's playbook' in LA mayoral race". The other frames it as "Spencer Pratt Reveals the Gun Rights Issue That Made Him a Republican".
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Right / center-rightSpencer Pratt Endorsed By Iconic News Outlet

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Trending PoliticsNews report · May 22, 4:13 PM

Spencer Pratt Endorsed By Iconic News Outlet

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Spencer Pratt just got a major boost in Los Angeles’ mayoral race, with The California Post throwing its endorsement behind the reality TV star-turned-candidate. The outlet said Pratt is a...

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Legal InsurrectionNews report · May 22, 7:00 PM

Spencer Pratt Reveals the Gun Rights Issue That Made Him a Republican

"I know people don't like guns, but LA was dangerous if you're hated. So I got a gun. My wife got a gun. And then we needed CCWs." The post Spencer Pratt Reveals the Gun Rights Issue That M...

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The Free PressNews report · May 22, 3:23 PM

Nithya Raman Was Supposed to Be LA’s Mamdani. Then Spencer Pratt Showed Up.

The city councilmember thought she’d be the outsider to take on Karen Bass in the mayoral contest. Now she’s battling a Republican former reality-TV villain, writes Peter Savodnik.

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France24 AmericasNews report · May 22, 10:56 AM

Ex-reality TV star Spencer Pratt is 'running Trump's playbook' in LA mayoral race

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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, May 22: Some 13 candidates are vying to defeat Karen Bass next month for the Los Angeles mayorship. Among them is former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt, whose socia...

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May 22, 10:56 AM: France24 Americas joined the source map.

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Now: Wording Gap is 74/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.