By Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon
If you had told me a few years ago that California’s best shot at avoiding becoming a failed state was a former reality TV star, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Then again, there was a time when the idea that another reality star and tabloid sensation would become president and help make America great again seemed just as absurd.
Spencer Pratt’s campaign for mayor of Los Angeles has been a breath of fresh air this year. Rather than getting bogged down in ideological arguments, he has spoken plainly about the real challenges facing his community. The current mayor, Karen Bass, is as close as you can get to being a real life communist, and seems more concerned with promoting failed socialist ideals and implementing DEI than with taking care of her city. When a deadly wildfire bore down on Malibu and Pacific Palisades, Mayor Bass was nowhere to be found.
Spencer Pratt was one of the thousands who lost their homes in that terrible fire and only launched his mayoral campaign because nobody else was standing up to save what was once a beautiful city. Under decades of Democratic rule, Los Angeles has become a byword for failure—a third-world haven for crime, drugs, homelessness, and lawlessness.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Red states like Idaho show that it is possible to maintain freedom and prosperity without descending into the decay that has become normal in many blue states. Does that mean we must simply accept that some of the most amazing and iconic places in America—places like New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles—are doomed?
May God forbid that we ever give up on America!
Problems like crime, drugs, and homelessness have solutions, but they are not found in Democratic candidates or left-wing think tanks. They are found in the tried-and-true traditions that made this country great in the first place: fully funding the police, stopping the subsidization of crime and decay, deporting those who do not belong here, and building communities where people care about each other and themselves.
Even in red Idaho, blue cities look to California, Oregon, and New York for inspiration. I honestly don’t understand it, but it demonstrates the need for eternal vigilance. We will not allow Boise to become another Portland or Idaho Falls to become another San Francisco. It’s imperative that voters turn out on Election Day, and we need dynamic candidates who understand the issues facing our communities.
Spencer Pratt is showing the way. Even if he doesn’t win in November—the Democratic machine is still strong in California—he has already proven that voters are looking for solutions to real problems. Everyone is wondering what comes after Trump. Will MAGA continue, or will we go back to normal? There’s no going back, and the only way forward is to tackle the problems facing our country head-on, without fear.
About Dorothy Moon
Dorothy Moon was elected to serve as the chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party in July of 2022, and reelected in 2024. Moon served three terms in the Idaho Legislature as State Representative for District 8. Moon’s career in public service has focused on the advancement of individual liberties and reducing the size and scope of government.
