Last month, a poll carried out by the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University found that 88 per cent of Angelenos back the city's campaign, compared with 12 per cent opposed.

Including those respondents who did not answer in the survey, 85 per cent support Los Angeles hosting the Games, 11 per cent oppose and 4 per cent did not answer.

Speaking during a live Facebook question and answer session on LA’s bid, Wasserman said the Bid Committee has to keep engaged with the community and city at large to ensure continued support.

"We believe that community support - today we’re at 88 per cent and we hope to maintain that or even grow that - is a true differentiator for Los Angeles in a world where it’s hard to get people to unify around common ideas," he said.

"The Olympics in Los Angeles is an idea that continues to unify people."

Wasserman went on to stress the importance of making sure the International Olympic Committee (IOC) "know us, like us, trust us and respect us".

"If we do that with humility and consistency, I think we have given them all the tools to allow them to feel comfortable to vote for us," he added.

"If we do our job well, we can continue to hope that resonates with the IOC and that our story touches them in a way that they feel they can trust us with their most prized asset."

The Facebook video chat is LA 2024's latest use of new technology aimed at demonstrating how a Games in Los Angeles could help the Olympic Movement further connect with the global social media generation.

Last week, LA 2024 announced an innovative collaboration with global storytelling platform Snapchat, which boasts 100 million daily active users aged predominantly between 13 to 34.

Janet Evans, LA 2024 vice chair and director of athlete relations, who took part in the live Q&A alongside Wasserman, said: "I personally want to thank all those who submitted questions and engaged in this important conversation about America's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

"LA 2024 is drawing on real Californian innovation to help harness the strong local support we already have for an LA Games.

"The sense of momentum and engagement behind the bid is already really exciting, and it gives a sense of what a warm, enthusiastic welcome athletes from all over the world will receive from Angelenos in 2024 if we have the honour of hosting the Games."

Los Angeles is considered the joint favourite, along with Paris, to be awarded the Olympics and Paralympics by the IOC at its Session in Lima next year.

It is seeking to become only the second city after London to host the Olympics three times, having previously staged them in 1932 and 1984. 

Budapest and Rome are also bidding.