Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt compared his unconventional political background to former President Barack Obama during an interview with CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi. When asked whether he had the qualifications to lead Los Angeles, Pratt pointed to Obama's early career. He said, "I mean, look at Obama. He was a community organizer. I've won two community advocate awards... Nobody thought, 'Why can Obama become a senator and then the president?' He had no experience running the whole entire country, which is way bigger than L.A.