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LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman dodges defund-the-police question with word salad answer

Nypost · · 468 words · By Jamie Paige
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman”
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Multiple independent reports from the NY Post and Flipboard identify Nithya Raman as a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Far-left Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman wildly accused opponent Spencer Pratt of pushing “fascism”
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/nithya-raman-criticize…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The three leading candidates for Los Angeles mayor — incumbent Karen Bass and challengers Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt — traded jabs over the Palisades fire, police hiring and other issues in their …
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/russia-tells-foreign-embass…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Republican Spencer Pratt and Democratic socialist Nithya Raman are the top competitors for her seat.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/us-news/karen-bass-is-caught-i…
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“During an interview with ABC7 reporter Josh Haskell, Raman was pressed on where she stands on defunding the police.”
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The provided web search results for ABC7 are general homepages or Facebook pages and do not contain the specific interview content with Josh Haskell regarding defunding the police.
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles' source for breaking news and live streaming video online. Covering Los Angeles, Orange County and all of the greater Southern California area.
https://abc7.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Bay Area's source for breaking news and live streaming video online. Covering San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose and all of the greater Bay Area.
https://abc7news.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — ABC7. 5,618,290 likes · 825,244 talking about this. The #1 news source in Southern California!
https://www.facebook.com/ABC7/
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“Haskell referenced criticism from fellow mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt”
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Multiple independent reports from the NY Post confirm Spencer Pratt is a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — CBS News released its full interview with Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt
https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/us-news/cbs-bows-to-pressure-f…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt offered a disturbing image of the city in a new campaign video
https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/us-news/spencer-pratt-drops-ha…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — TMZ published a story that Spencer Pratt, the insurgent candidate in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, does not currently live in the airstream trailer he showed off in a now viral ad
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/opinion/spencer-pratt-attacked…
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“During that interview, CNN anchor Jessica Dean asked Raman directly whether she still believed in defunding police. 'No,' Raman answered.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that Nithya Raman told CNN (specifically mentioning the 'Defund the Police' stance) that she no longer believes it is necessary to defund the police.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman (D) told CNN on Saturday she no longer believed it was necessary to “defund the police,” despite her calls to do so in the past. The democratic socialist can…
https://www.mediaite.com/media/la-mayoral-candidate-ditches-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya Raman, Los Angeles city councilwoman and mayoral candidate, is distancing herself from her former call to “[d]efund the police.” “You have been the target of attack ads representing the — the L…
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/11/nithya-raman-defund-the-p…
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“Nithya Raman also has a long record at City Hall of voting against police raises, staffing increases and LAPD contracts”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state Raman has a record of voting against police raises, staffing increases, and LAPD contracts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman
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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya Raman also has a long record at City Hall of voting against police raises, staffing increases and LAPD contracts, positions that are now resurfacing as scrutiny over her past comments on polici…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/la-mayoral-hopeful-nith…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raman has built a clear history at City Hall of voting against expanding police funding and hiring, even as Los Angeles lost officers and struggled to respond to emergency calls. In 2023, she opposed …
https://usa-times.news/nithya-raman-whines-about-la-police-u…
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“Raman previously backed efforts to reduce police staffing and funding”
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Multiple web search results confirm Raman previously backed efforts to reduce police staffing and funding.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya Raman, candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, has reversed her stance on defunding the police, focusing instead on public safety.Raman, a Democratic socialist and city councilwoman, had previously…
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2026-05-11-nithya-raman-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman
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web search NEUTRAL — Raman previously backed efforts to reduce police staffing and funding and has publicly posted support for defunding the police on social media, including one post that has now resurfaced online as par…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/la-mayoral-hopeful-nith…
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“has publicly posted support for defunding the police on social media”
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Only one specific web search result mentions that she 'publicly posted support for defunding the police on social media'. Other sources mention her stance generally but not specifically social media posts.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 6, 2026 · Nithya Raman: What to know about Los Angeles mayoral candidate She became the first South Asian woman elected to the LA City Council in 2020, defeating an incumbent candidate.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/nithya-raman-los-an…
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web search NEUTRAL — N.S. Nithya, [1][2] known professionally as Nithya Menen, [3] is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She has also acted in a few Kannada films.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Menen
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Nithya Raman's campaign for LA Mayor, focusing on urban planning, social justice, and solutions for homelessness and climate challenges. Join us to build a more equitable city.
https://www.nithyaforthecity.com/about-nithya
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“A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey released on May 13 shows a close race with Pratt making the biggest gain in the field.”
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Three separate web search results confirm the existence of the Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey released on May 13 showing a close race.
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web search NEUTRAL — A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey released on May 13 shows a close race with Pratt making the biggest gain in the field. The former reality television star jumped to 22% …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/la-mayoral-hopeful-nit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, an Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey released on May 13 showed that incumbent mayor Karen Bass currently leads the field with 30% support among voters. That marks a …
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/spencer-pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — An Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics poll found that 30% of voters support incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, which is up from 20% in March. The poll follows a recent win for Bass: a reporte…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/california/2026/05/13/lo…
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“The former reality television star jumped to 22% support in May, up from 10% in March.”
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The specific numbers (jumping from 10% in March to 22% in May) are only explicitly detailed in one of the web search results. Other results mention Bass's numbers but not Pratt's specific percentage jump.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 5, 2021 · Spencer: Directed by Pablo Larraín. With Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Jack Nielen. Diana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays w…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12536294/
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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer's is the go-to destination for the latest trends, tees, body jewelry, décor and more, celebrating our mantra "Life's a party – and we're makin' it fun," for over 75 years.
https://www.spencersonline.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer is a 2021 historical [8][9] psychological drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. The film is about Diana, Princess of Wales 's existential crisis during the Christm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_(film)
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“The Los Angeles primary election is set for June 2.”
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Multiple cross-references from the NY Post consistently state the primary election is set for June 2.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The candidates will face off in a June 2 primary
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/high-stakes-prediction…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The primary for Los Angeles mayor will be held June 2
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/spencer-pratts-living-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Whether that helps him in the June 2 primary remains to be seen.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/opinion/spencer-pratt-gave-ang…
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