{"id":2600372,"date":"2026-05-08T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftie-mayors-do-a-terrible-job-guy-benson-on-la-mayoral-race\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:52:31","slug":"leftie-mayors-do-a-terrible-job-guy-benson-on-la-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftie-mayors-do-a-terrible-job-guy-benson-on-la-mayoral-race\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Leftie mayors do a terrible job\u2019: Guy Benson on LA mayoral race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftie-mayors-do-a-terrible-job-guy-benson-on-la-mayoral-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Guy Benson of the *Washington Examiner* criticized democratic Los Angeles mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, arguing they\u2019ve handled issues like homelessness and drugs poorly and that voters could end up choosing even more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-intellectuals-who-started-out-liberal-but-ended-up-conservative\/\" title=\"4 Intellectuals Who Started Out Liberal But Ended Up Conservative\">left-leaning policies<\/a>. Benson made the case during Fox News\u2019s *Gutfeld*, saying that after the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >candidates\u2019 record<\/a>, the challengers\u2019 \u201cterrible job\u201d leads to public anger and worsening outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism comes amid a televised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayoral-candidates-ramp-up-fighting-a-month-before-primary\/\" title=\"NYC Mayoral Candidates Ramp Up Fighting a Month Before Primary\">mayoral debate<\/a> featuring Spencer Pratt, a Republican who attacked both Bass (the current mayor) and Raman.Pratt accused them of dodging a yes-or-no question about whether non-citizens can vote in local elections,pointing out that he answered \u201cNo\u201d while Bass and Raman said \u201cit depends.\u201d The debate also included Pratt\u2019s clash with Raman over her approach to homelessness-he said \u201ctreatment-first\u201d would not reflect what he claims homeless people want and warned of perilous outcomes. Benson reiterated that Bass and Raman are responsible for the city\u2019s deterioration, rejecting their attempts to frame pratt\u2019s critique as partisan rather than grounded in results.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/guy-benson\/\">Guy Benson<\/a> criticized <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democratic<\/a> Los Angeles mayoral candidates Nithya Raman and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\">Karen Bass<\/a>, who are running against reality television personality <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4550120\/spencer-pratt-endorsements-cash-los-angeles-mayor\/\">Spencer Pratt<\/a>, for doing a \u201cterrible job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeftie mayors do a terrible job, and people are angry, and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\">voters<\/a> decide, \u2018Let\u2019s make it worse and go further Left,\u2019 and they might do that in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a>,\u201d Benson said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Gutfeld<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4559287\/la-mayor-nithya-raman-breakthrough-spencer-pratt-attack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>LA mayor hopeful Nithya Raman struggles to breakthrough amid Spencer Pratt onslaught<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4555270\/california-elections-in-play-for-republicans-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California elections \u2018in play\u2019 for Republicans: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4554951\/california-governor-race-back-to-back-debates-mail-in-voting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California gubernatorial hopefuls contend with back-to-back debates with finish line in sight<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The candidates <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\">debated<\/a> one another Wednesday in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asian-leader-embroiled-in-huge-scandal-for-doing-what-creepy-biden-does-all-the-time\/\" title=\"Asian leader involved in major scandal for engaging in behavior similar to that of Biden\">televised forum<\/a>, where Pratt, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republican<\/a>, called out both Bass \u2014 the current mayor \u2014 and City Council member Raman for not answering a yes-or-no question about whether non-citizens can vote in local <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\">elections<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pratt immediately responded, \u201cNo,\u201d while Raman and Bass said, \u201cIt depends.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3517866&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=88ba384ac8d71e7f4205a75101945aaf\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSpencer Pratt was clearly the only non-politician there, because it was a yes or no question,\u201d Benson said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said \u2018No,\u2019 and they had word salads that meant \u2018Yes,\u2019\u201d Benson said.<\/p>\n<p>Benson argued that Bass and Raman are the ones who have led the city to its deterioration. <\/p>\n<p>In the mayoral debate, Pratt criticized Raman\u2019s plan to combat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\">homelessness<\/a> by putting treatment first.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouncilwoman Raman\u2019s plan for treatment first \u2014 I will go below the Harbor Freeway tomorrow with her, and we can find some of these people she\u2019s going to \u2018offer treatment for\u2019 \u2014 she\u2019s going to get stabbed in the neck,\u201d Pratt said. \u201cThese people do not want a bed, they want <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fentanyl\/\">fentanyl<\/a> or super meth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, 43,695 people in the city experienced homelessness, according to a count by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lahsa.org\/news?article=1051-lahsa-releases-finalized-2025-homeless-count-results-after-hud-review\">Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/homelessness-in-l-a-drops-for-second-year-in-a-row-4-takeaways-from-the-2025-count\/\">3.4% drop<\/a> from the year before but still one of the highest concentrations of unhoused people in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey [Bass and Ramas] are the ones who have done this to the city,\u201d Benson said in reference to the homelessness and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\">drug<\/a> problem. \u201cThis is not \u2018happening to\u2019 Los Angeles, it is \u2018being done to\u2019 Los Angeles by them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maga\/\">MAGA<\/a> Republican\u2019s idea of what Los Angeles looks like,\u201d Raman fired back at Pratt.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4558427\/spencer-pratt-karen-bass-la-mayor-debate\/\"><strong>SPENCER PRATT ROASTS KAREN BASS FOR \u2018BURNING MY HOUSE\u2019 AT LA MAYOR DEBATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey [Bass and Raman] can\u2019t defend the status quo that they\u2019ve created, so do you notice the comeback was, \u2018This is a MAGA Republican?\u2019 That\u2019s the last thing they have left,\u201d Benson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might work with the voters of LA, but it\u2019s not really an argument.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Examiner\u2019s Guy Benson says LA Democratic mayoral candidates did a \u201cterrible 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