As California counts the votes for the Los Angeles Mayoral race, President Trump is reportedly leading Republican lawmakers in making unfounded claims of fraud. This surge in rhetoric comes as his preferred candidate, reality television personality Spencer Pratt, was recently knocked out of the runoff for Los Angeles mayor. The Hill reports that these allegations are gaining traction because of the state’s notoriously slow, but thorough, voting system.
The two candidates are competing for a chance to challenge the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass. On election night, Pratt had held a significant lead, but that gap closed steadily as more ballots were processed. However, according to KQED, Raman gained enough votes by Sunday evening to move into second place, achieving 27.12 percent of the vote compared to Pratt’s 26.69 percent.
