Spencer Pratt is feeling confident after a strong showing in his first mayoral debate, telling CBS many of his supporters are Democrats he believes will help secure him 51% of the vote in the June primary.
“Everyone I know – my family – are all Democrats. I grew up in LA. I went to Crossroads. Everybody that texted me last night, amazing, congratulations — are all Democrats,” he told CBS’ Adam Yamaguchi.
In his first network interview, Pratt who is a registered Republican, said he appeals to Angelenos regardless of party because he focuses on the local issues and not just political rhetoric.
“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,” Pratt said. “I want to get our tax money to not be robbed by these, these literal criminal NGOs stealing from our tax to increase the homelessness.”
Pratt conceded that there are only two people who don’t support his campaign.
“It’s just the socialists and the communists that don’t back me. But no, I’m confident I’m probably going to win with 51% on June 2nd because I don’t do a political message,” he told the outlet.
Pratt is riding a wave of momentum following Wednesday’s debate, with a new online NBC Los Angeles poll showing 89% of voters picked the reality star is the clear winner in the fiery showdown.
While the Palisades Fire was catalyst behind Pratt’s mayoral run, the reality star used his time on stage Wednesday to attack LA Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwomaan Nithya Raman on a range of topics — from homelessness, drugs, crime and the cost of living.
Even some Democratic strategists are acknowledging Pratt should be taken as a serious contender after his dominate debate performance.
“Spencer Pratt made me laugh, not because he made any jokes but because he had answers that resonated with Angelenos,” tweeted Michael Trujillo, a former senior adviser to Hillary Clinton who also served as her California field director during the 2008 presidential race. “The dude is a vibe check for the entire city.”
Trujillo said the questions becomes whether Republicans actually turnout to vote — Pratt, however, seems to think he already knows the answer.
“So I have Democrats love me, Republicans love me, Independents love me, Libertarians love me, Constitutionalists love me,” he told the outlet.
The interview with Pratt will run in full Friday on CBS Mornings.
