Ted Cruz is weighing in on the Los Angeles mayoral race … telling TMZ DC things are so bad in Los Angeles under Mayor Karen Bass even a potential endorsement from President Trump might not hurt Spencer Pratt‘s chances of being elected in a very liberal city.

Jacob got the Senator from Texas on Capitol Hill and asked him if a potential Trump endorsement would help or hurt Spencer in a solid blue area.

Ted says he doesn’t know what the result of Trump endorsement would be … but he doesn’t think it would matter either way, considering what he feels is a steep decline in the quality of life for Angelinos under Bass..

Spencer’s been ripping Bass in political attack ads, and Ted says they’re going viral because “they speak to a real truth” about “devastating” Bass policies when it comes to wildfires, crime, drug use in the streets and homelessness.

The way Ted sees it … even the most liberal voter in Los Angeles doesn’t want their kids to have to dodge homeless people on the way to school … or step over human feces on the way to work.