FAFO Episode 22: LA Mayor Race Heist

In this explosive FAFO episode, we break down the chaos in the June 2, 2026 Los Angeles Mayoral Primary. Incumbent Karen Bass is locked for the November runoff, but the battle for second place between Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman has completely flipped due to massive post-Election Day ballot drops.Election Night vs. Current Totals: - Early counts: Pratt strong in 2nd (~28-30%), leading Raman by 30k-40k+ votes. - Latest (83.2% reported as of June 7-8): Bass 250,871 (34.7%) | Raman 196,198 (27.1%) | Pratt 193,085 (26.7%) — Raman now leads Pratt by ~3,113 votes.We dive into the viral "zero votes for Pratt" batches that fueled massive controversy, the suspicious late surges where Raman consistently outperformed Pratt (sometimes more than double in single drops), official "data lag" excuses, witness reactions, Pratt's memes, Trump comments, and why this has everyone questioning election integrity in California's mail-in system.Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & The Big Picture 1:45 - Election Night Snapshot vs. Late Surge 4:20 - The "Zero Votes for Pratt" Batches Exposed 7:10 - How Late Ballots Flipped the Race 10:30 - Witness Statements, Reactions & Probes 13:15 - Analysis: Rigged, Sloppy, or Blue City Math? 16:40 - Closing Thoughts & Your TakeIs this incompetence, normal mail-in trends, or something worse? Drop your thoughts in the comments — we read them all.✅ Subscribe for more unfiltered breakdowns on elections, politics, and Find Out moments. 👍 Like if you want more election integrity coverage 🛎 Turn on notificationsSources & full results: LA County Registrar, LA Times, NBC, AP