Many wonder why good people avoid running for public office. It’s hard and will undoubtedly be hell on a prospective politician’s spouse and family. The good people who do run often do so out of desperation to push back on the apathy and injustice of the entrenched, powerful elected officials who make destructive decisions that directly impact their quality of life. Los Angeles mayor hopeful Spencer Pratt says that’s why he’s running, not to promote his ‘brand’ like a clueless reporter recently assumed.
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Spencer Pratt schools NBC reporter who wants to know if he’s running for LA Mayor just to promote his “brand."
Reporter: “Man, your brand is hotter than ever!"
Pratt initially talks about getting in the race after losing everything in the fires.
But then he gets to the real-life risk his decision carries — safety concerns for him and his family:
“Running for mayor is not fun. I have to have 24-hour security with the amount of death threats. My kid now has a security next to him when he goes in the ocean, because psychos come to the beach."
"This is not fun fighting DSA socialists in the city of L.A. So anybody that really is paying attention, politics is not fun."
"And now I'm deep in politics fighting a machine that is against the truth."
They keep trying to question his motives. It’s not working.
Here’s Pratt teaching a reporter about the dangerous realities of running for office when you’re not part of the Democrat Party’s mendacious machine. (WATCH)
Spencer Pratt schools NBC reporter who wants to know if he’s running for LA Mayor just to promote his “brand."
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 29, 2026
Reporter: “Man, your brand is hotter than ever!"
Pratt initially talks about getting in the race after losing everything in the fires.
But then he gets to the… pic.twitter.com/SrDMy7zyR0
The man’s home was destroyed because of uncaring, incompetent Democrats. Pratt had to run if he hoped to reverse the living curse that is Mayor Karen Bass.
Pratt says he’s better at articulating and defending his political ideas and positions because every interview becomes an intense debate with biased ‘journalists.’
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The threaded NBC clip exemplifies exactly what Pratt said here about being honed for debate by constant battle with hostile media hacks —
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 29, 2026
Unlike his Democrat opponents:
“Every interview I do it's opposition. When Bass or Raman talk to the media, they can just lie." https://t.co/gcjgGjx08Z pic.twitter.com/WFCEavoJlb
Democrats tend to get a pass from the media.
Commenters say this lack of pushback from these 'news' hacks hurts Democrats. They cite vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz's on-air debate shellacking by JD Vance in 2024 as proof of this.
This is exactly why JD Vance smoked Tim Walz in the 2024 Vice Presidential debate.
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) May 29, 2026
Vance had been doing months of adversarial media interviews. Walz had barely faced a real question.
Great analogy. That was an absolute beating.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 29, 2026
Vance honed his debate skills by intentionally taking on hostile, partisan ‘journalists’ his entire political career.
Posters see an unpreparedness to defend one's positions in Senate candidate James Talarico and others. Fawning ‘journos' who try to help their fellow Democrats by going easy on them actually make them weaker.
This point is highly overlooked.
— Drew the lesser (@GodHelpUsTX1) May 29, 2026
Contrast how Talarico deals with the press versus Spencer.
It explains why so many of the D stars burn out so quickly. They have never had to defend a position.
Yep. Common phenomenon.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 29, 2026
Yet, some Republicans still don’t quite understand who their media adversaries really are.
Pratt gets it. But it’s true many Republicans cower when they should be engaging the media head-on. The legacy media and many of the so-called ‘independent journalists’ should be treated as the enemy, because they are. Clashing with them only prepares Republicans for the bigger battles.
