In an effort to endorse the Republican ticket, Sen. Ted Cruz threw his support behind former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt for mayor of Los Angeles. In case you didn’t know, The Hills alum is running against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.
During a Capitol Hill interview with TMZ, Cruz criticized the way Mayor Bass has run America’s second largest city. In addition, he praised Spencer’s campaign strategy, specifically calling his viral campaign ads “awesome.”
Cruz added that Spencer’s ads “speak … truth” about the decline of the quality of life in Los Angeles. But is an endorsement from Ted Cruz really a good thing?
Spencer Pratt is running to be Mayor of Los Angeles
In popular and sports culture, the “Ted Cruz kiss of death” refers to the Texas senator’s power to jinx. Fans only half-joke that whenever Cruz attends a game or expresses support for a Texas sports franchise, they lose.
Cruz criticized the Bass administration’s handling of homelessness, street drug use and “rampant” crime. He then added his opinions on the slow recovery from the 2025 wildfires, when more than 200,000 Angelinos lost their homes.
Spencer Pratt’s family lost their $3 million home in the Pacific Palisades fire. He launched his bid for mayor after his home burned in the devastating fires that ripped through Los Angeles in January 2025.
Reporters asked Cruz whether a potential Trump endorsement would hurt or help Spencer in the heavily Democratic city. He responded that it wouldn’t matter since voters are just desperate to get rid of Bass.
Generally speaking, an endorsement from the widely unpopular Cruz is something most candidates would dismiss. His political choices – like the desertion of his freezing home state during the 2021 power grid crisis for a trip to Cancun – lean many towards believing he’s being opportunistic and divisive.
Critics argue that Cruz’s decisions prioritize his own personal needs and visibility over his constituents’ best interests. Is an endorsement from Ted Cruz really going to help Spencer’s campaign? As it always does, history will reveal the answer soon enough.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK EITHER A TRUMP OR CRUZ ENDORSEMENT WILL HELP SPENCER IN CALIFORNIA?
