Democratic socialist Nithya Raman was supposed to be the “next” Zohran Mamdani, laying siege to the Democratic establishment of Los Angeles and giving Mayor Karen Bass a run for her money in this year’s election. But it hasn’t turned out that way. Instead, former reality TV star Spencer Pratt (of “The Hills” fame) has surged into contention in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, occupying second place in the latest polling, with less than two weeks left before the final voting concludes.