Raman leads Bass 39% to 28% in new poll

Nithya Raman leads Karen Bass by 39% to 28% among likely Los Angeles voters in a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll cosponsored by the Los Angeles Times. The survey found that 33% were undecided, leaving the mayoral runoff’s outcome uncertain. The online poll surveyed 2,150 likely voters from September 15 to 20 and reported a margin of error of about three percentage points. Its results represent one survey, not an election result. The runoff is scheduled for November 3. The poll found that 63% of voters who supported Spencer Pratt in the June primary remained undecided about the runoff. Among those former Pratt supporters who had chosen a candidate, 22% favored Bass and 16% Raman. Pratt, who was eliminated after placing third in the primary, said on social media that he had predicted Raman would defeat Bass if voters did not choose him. His claim about Raman’s motives for entering the race was not independently established in the supplied reporting. Bass also criticized the poll, calling it an outlier and arguing that its pollster had missed the June primary. She said the runoff would be close.