Poll shows Los Angeles mayor's race tightening ahead of June primary
A recent survey found the incumbent mayor leading with 30 percent support, followed by another candidate at 22 percent and a third at 19 percent. The poll was conducted May 9-10 before the June 2 primary.
abcnews.go.comA new poll released Wednesday showed the incumbent mayor holding a lead in the Los Angeles mayoral race with 30 percent support. Another candidate followed at 22 percent while a third trailed at 19 percent. The Emerson polling, conducted May 9-10 ahead of the June 2 primary election, showed all three candidates gaining support as undecided voters begin locking in their choices.
Campaign exchange over AI videos One candidate said the use of AI-generated videos to promote another campaign felt insulting to workers in the city's entertainment industry. A representative for the second candidate responded that the videos were being shared rather than created by the campaign.
The videos portray both the first candidate and the incumbent mayor negatively while boosting the second candidate. Although the clips were not created by the second candidate's campaign, that candidate has reposted several of the videos on an official account.
Poll context and reactions The survey found the incumbent mayor leading the field, followed by the second candidate, while the third candidate remained in last place among the three. A spokesperson for the incumbent mayor's campaign said the third candidate started the race with high expectations but continues to fall short.
One widely shared video transforms the second candidate into a superhero figure rescuing a dystopian Los Angeles, with the incumbent mayor depicted as a villain. The clip has drawn attention online as the second candidate's campaign gains traction in the final weeks before the election.
