Overview
- Labor groups aired a 30‑second attack ad naming “LA Unions Opposed to Spencer Pratt for Mayor 2026” and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL‑CIO as sponsors, ending with “Vote no on Republican Spencer Pratt.”
- The initial buy was reported at $221,000, with the ad’s disclaimer stating it was not authorized or coordinated with any city candidate, which is standard for independent political ads.
- The spot highlights three positions it attributes to Pratt: opposition to taxpayer‑funded new permanent housing for the unhoused, support for thousands more police officers over more social workers, and a view that public employee unions should have less power.
- Conservative commentators mocked the ad’s message and style and argued it backfired by making Pratt look reasonable, with the clip spreading widely in right‑leaning online circles, according to the Daily Caller and Daily Wire.
- Pratt responded by criticizing unions and said he backs better pay and safer working conditions for firefighters and city workers, asking what the unions are actually for.