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5 min readThe PBD Podcast episode opens with a striking statistical anomaly: Spencer Pratt, a candidate in the Los Angeles mayoral race who had been polling around 30%, received exactly zero votes out of 24,834 ballots dropped in a late-night tranche. The hosts treat this as mathematically impossible and use it as a launching point for a wide-ranging discussion on election integrity, the failure of the SAVE Act, and a series of cultural and political stories.
The LA Mayoral Race and the SAVE Act Failure
The central controversy of the episode is the LA mayoral election, where candidate Spencer Pratt appeared to be a strong contender to force a runoff against incumbent Karen Bass. The hosts present data showing that after a late batch of over 24,000 ballots was counted, Pratt’s vote total did not budge, while his opponent, Nithya Raman, gained nearly 10,000 votes. Tom Ellsworth models what he believes is the likely outcome: Raman winning by roughly 2,700 votes, effectively eliminating Pratt and allowing Bass to retain power without a serious challenger. The hosts argue this destroys public trust in elections, with Vinny stating, “This is where Americans lose trust in the whole bloody thing.”
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:01) **Show Open & Teaser Stories** - Hosts banter and preview a packed episode, teasing the LA mayoral race, the SAVE Act, a Nazi tattoo scandal, and more.
- 2 (07:25) **Merchandise Drop: Faith Over Fear Hat** - Vinny introduces a new "Faith Over Fear" hat, sharing an emotional story about its impact.
- 3 (08:58) **LA Mayoral Race: Spencer Pratt and the "Impossible" Ballot Dump** - The panel analyzes the suspicious LA mayoral election results where Spencer Pratt received zero votes out of 24,000 late ballots.
- 4 (15:13) **SAVE Act & Voter ID Debate** - The panel discusses the failure of the SAVE Act in the Senate, highlighting overwhelming public support for voter ID laws.
- 5 (27:04) **Mitch McConnell's Hypocrisy on Voter ID** - The panel plays a 1987 clip of Mitch McConnell advocating for voter ID laws, contrasting it with his recent vote against the SAVE Act.
- 6 (29:10) **California's Election Integrity Crisis** - The hosts argue that California has zero election integrity, with no voter ID, unsecured drop boxes, and ballots sent to non-residents.
- 7 (37:04) **New York's "Gestating Parent" Law** - The panel reacts to a New York bill that would replace the words "mother" and "father" with "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent" in state law.
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Show Notes
Patrick Bet-David, Tom Ellsworth, Adam Sosnick, and Vincent Oshana break down the controversy surrounding mail-in voting in the Los Angeles mayoral race, New York’s proposed gender-neutral language changes, Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin strategy, Anthropic’s warning about the future of artificial intelligence, the criminal case involving Henry Nowak’s alleged killer, and FIFA’s new World Cup rules ahead of the 2026 tournament.
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