Meghan McCain predicted a huge upset victory for The Hills star Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
“I’m telling you this guy is going to win,” McCain, 41, wrote via X on Wednesday, April 29.
The former View panelist responded enthusiastically to a new campaign ad from Pratt, 42, where he visited Mayor Karen Bass and rival candidate Councilwoman Nithya Raman’s L.A.-area homes.
“This is where Mayor Bass lives. Notice something? Or, here where Nithya Raman’s $3 million mansion sits,” he declares. “They don’t have to live in the mess they’ve created.”
The ad then cut to Pratt standing in front of a trailer where he and wife Heidi Montag lived after they lost their homes in the 2025 California wildfires. (Pratt and Montag share two children: Gunner Stone Pratt, 8, and Ryker Rock Pratt, 3.)
“This is where I live,” he said in a scene outside the trailer. “They let my home burn down. I know what the consequences of failed leadership are. That’s why I’m running for mayor, for my sons and the rest of us Angelenos who want to stop these corrupt politicians from destroying our city. We are going to get the golden age of Los Angeles back.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Mayor Bass and Councilwoman Raman’s campaigns for comment.
In January, Pratt announced his bid for Los Angeles mayor on the anniversary of the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and burned more than 6,800 homes near Pacific Palisades, California.
“The system in Los Angeles isn’t struggling, it’s fundamentally broken,” Pratt said at the “They Let Us Burn” public demonstration. “It is a machine designed to protect the people at the top and the friends they exchange favors with while the rest of us drown in toxic smoke and ash. Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I’m done waiting for someone to take real action.”
Pratt has risen in recent polls to become a legitimate contender in the race and received endorsements from Joe Rogan, The Hills costar Kristin Cavallari and podcaster Nick Viall, among others.
“This is more The Hills, but coming off of Laguna [Beach], I had a lot of people say, ‘Talk about Spencer running for mayor.’ So you know what? Let’s talk about it,” Cavallari, 39, teased during the April 21 episode of her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast. “I think Spencer running for mayor is f***ing genius. Because I think everyone in politics — I don’t care what side you’re on — everyone is corrupt.”
Spencer’s sister and former The Hills costar, Stephanie Pratt, was not supportive of the campaign, urging Los Angeles voters not to elect “another unqualified and inexperienced mayor.”
“A vote for him is a vote for stupidity,” Stephanie, 40, tweeted on February 14. “He’s just trying to stay famous and sell his memoir don’t be fooled. In an ideal world the palisades would have their own mayor and police department. I would love [for] him to be mayor of [the] Palisades but not LA with 4 million people. I’d be impressed if a republican could turn LA democrats thb.”
She went on, “At least hire someone with work experience who wasn’t in a cult. I’m WORRIED about LA. I have no problem with Spencer playing government but our city needs help.”
Community actress Yvette Nicole Brown was another dissenting voice, complaining via Threads on Thursday, April 24, that Pratt’s fundraising success proved that “this nation is unserious and has learned nothing,” seemingly likening the Hills star’s campaign to reality star-turned-politician President Donald Trump.
