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California politician leaves the GOP as Trump pulls the party further right

Assemblymember Chad Mayes is the second California Republican to leave the party this year. Last week he re-registered with no party affiliation.

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KCRW placeholderBy Rico Gagliano • Dec 10, 2019 • 1 min read

Assemblymember Chad Mayes is the second California Republican to leave the party this year. Last week he re-registered with no party affiliation. He says that as President Trump makes the party more conservative, many of his colleagues are following blindly. He calls our politics “broken.”

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    Rico Gagliano

    host of “MUBI Podcast”

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Jenna Kagel

    Radio producer

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    Caleigh Wells

    Former KCRW climate reporter

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    Chad Mayes

    California State Assembly

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