But Raman's fractured relationship with the DSA has become the defining paradox of her candidacy here in LA. In fact, her campaign doesn’t have any institutional support from the local DSA chapter, and DSA-LA didn’t endorse her candidacy. But rather than writing off the frustrations that fueled Pratt’s campaign, she believes there is meaningful overlap between Pratt and Raman supporters. “The success of Spencer Pratt’s campaign showed how much frustration there is here in the city of Los Angeles. One of the last public polls before the primary showed Raman narrowly beating Bass in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, although in that scenario well over a third of voters remained undecided or uncommitted.