For years, Los Angeles progressives acted like supporting anyone outside the approved Democrat bubble was some kind of social crime. Now? Voters are starting to say the quiet part out loud — and a viral new Spencer Pratt campaign-style video is striking a nerve across the city.
The latest clip from X creator @dsonoiki — who’s built an online following producing slick, funny, sharply observed videos backing Pratt’s mayoral run — landed Wednesday night and instantly blew up among frustrated Angelenos exhausted by crime, homelessness, soaring costs, and performative progressive politics.
The short video leans into a reality many California voters know all too well: people increasingly feel they need to whisper dissent from Democrat orthodoxy like they’re confessing a scandal.
Its killer line? “Not that I’m MAGA or anything.” That one sentence detonated across social media because it perfectly captures modern Los Angeles political culture: voters terrified they’ll be socially exiled for wanting competent leadership.
And commenters immediately recognized it. “‘Not that I’m MAGA or anything.’ Well done,” one user wrote, adding crying-laughing emojis.
You Are Not Alone. Vote Spencer Pratt. pic.twitter.com/DdsIoVC7fK
— Gene Parmesan (@dsonoiki) May 20, 2026
Another called the ad “incredibly relatable.” One supporter praised the creator directly, writing: “OMG, love this one, @dsonoiki! Keep it up! Us yogis of the ‘Angry Angelenos Alliance’ appreciated the first one you made as well! I’m loving helping Spencer, and AI has made it so fun!”
The reaction thread quickly turned into something Democrats in California probably don’t want to see: longtime blue voters publicly admitting they’re done with one-party rule. One commenter confessed: “My first ever vote was for Obama. I was so excited to do it. I still miss him some days. But there needs to be a leadership change in California. The Democratic Party has lost their way.”
That sentiment keeps bubbling up in deep-blue cities where residents are increasingly fed up with visible decline but still feel culturally pressured to toe the progressive line.
Another voter put it even more bluntly: “My family has always voted ‘blue no matter who,’ but LA desperately needs new leadership. We’re voting for Spencer Pratt.” And perhaps most ominous for the city’s political establishment, one woman claimed even lifelong Democrat women in affluent neighborhoods are crossing over. “My female Palisades neighbors, who are lifelong Democrats have told me they are voting for Spencer. No hesitation at all with them.”
One commenter compared the atmosphere to the months before Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, when supporters often kept their opinions hidden to avoid backlash from coworkers, neighbors, or friends. “It reminds me of the way things were before Trump got elected in 2016. People only whispered support. Go Spencer!”
Another user joked that the ad practically gives nervous voters permission to break ranks: “‘I’m not MAGA, or anything.’ Brilliant! Thinking of voting for Pratt, but worried about the social consequences? Permission granted!”
And once people realize they’re not alone, political tides can turn very quickly.
