Drew Carey took to Threads this week to publicly excoriate Spencer Pratt, writing that "Anyone who votes for, or endorses Spencer Pratt for Mayor of LA needs to get their head out of their a--" and urging voters to back "someone competent" instead of "some serial scammer without a soul or moral compass." Carey capped the post with three blunt words: "Fuck this guy already."
The timing put Carey’s criticism squarely into the calendar: Pratt is running against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in a race that moves to a June 2 primary. Pratt announced his bid in January 2026 and, in recent months, has cast himself as a non‑partisan alternative who launched a campaign out of dissatisfaction with Bass and out of activism after the Palisades wildfire leveled his family’s home in January 2025.
Pratt has made the Palisades fire central to his public profile. He and his wife, Heidi Montag, sued the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after the blaze, accusing the LADWP of operating the water supply system with a reservoir drained and unusable as a cost‑saving measure. Pratt has used those complaints to frame his mayoral push as a fight over basic city services: "We don’t have to accept the filth and the decline," he has said, adding, "We have the greatest slice of heaven on Earth with our city, and we deserve better. Vote for Pratt. Vote for LA. Vote TODAY. Let’s clean this city together."
That contrast—Pratt’s activist origin story and combative rhetoric versus a public denunciation from a longtime Los Angeles entertainer—underscores how polarized the race has become. The sources say Republicans are backing Pratt, and that figures such as Joe Rogan and President Donald Trump are among his backers, while Pratt’s own sister, Stephanie, has voiced opposition to his bid. Those alignments complicate Pratt’s non‑partisan positioning and give opponents a ready line of attack.
Carey’s post arrives after a weekend in which Pratt urged residents to "think bigger for LA" and vote for his candidacy. The local roast from Carey — a recognizable voice in Southern California — is likely to land differently with different voters: with Pratt’s supporters it may register as hostile celebrity theater; with undecided and moderate voters it may crystallize doubts about the seriousness of Pratt’s candidacy.
The friction is obvious. Pratt frames himself as a civic reformer galvanized by loss and litigation; critics point to his political backers and past publicity to argue he is a polarizing, opportunistic figure. Carey’s language leaves no room for polite disagreement, while Pratt’s campaign messaging leans on pride in the city and promises of cleanup and renewal. The result is a race where personality and performance sit beside lawsuits and service complaints, and where endorsements from national figures sit uneasily with claims of non‑partisanship.
For now, the concrete consequence is procedural: the June 2 primary will winnow the field and hand the city’s voters the first formal say on Pratt’s seriousness as a contender. Whether Carey’s blast shifts enough votes to matter is the immediate test. In a contest where Pratt has high‑profile supporters on one side and vocal detractors on the other, the only real answer comes from Los Angeles voters marking ballots on June 2.
This week’s exchange also left a practical trace for readers who want the backstory: a recent piece explaining Carey’s criticism and the campaign’s arc is available at which lays out the same clash between Pratt’s post‑fire activism and the high‑volume politics now surrounding his mayoral bid.
