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Political Data, Inc
Vice President of Political Data Inc, a bipartisan voter data firm; former Democratic political consultant
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Paul Mitchell
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FROM Paul Mitchell
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Millions of ballots remain uncounted in California, which could mean trouble for Republicans More than four million ballots have yet to be counted in California. In Orange County, incumbent Republican Mimi Walters leads with a mere 4000 votes over Democratic challenger Katie Porter. OC officials estimate that some 4000 ballots still haven’t been counted for the entire county. Provisional and late mail-in ballots tend to skew Democratic.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
After midterms, is the U.S. more divided, or can we work across the aisle? In this special two-hour live show, we get the national and local picture. We talk to political pros, local candidates, and Southern California voters.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Which ballots get counted on election night, and which don’t? We take a quick look at three of the House races in Central California, where Republicans Jeff Denham, David Valadao, and Devin Nunes are fighting to keep their seats. Their Democratic challengers are all first-time candidates.
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Highlights from the debate between Dianne Feinstein and Kevin de León The two candidates for the California Senate race are current Senator Dianne Feinstein and former State Senate President Kevin de León. Both are Democrats. Today is likely to be their only debate before the November election.The debate was not particularly fiery.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How will the nation’s rage over Kavanaugh affect California politics? The confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is moving to the next step. While it’s not certain he’ll get a spot on the Supreme Court, rage is building nationwide. We look at how this saga might affect the midterm elections, especially key House races in California.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Will Obama's OC visit energize Democrats? Former President Obama will be in Orange County this weekend, trying to fire up Democrats. They hope to take over Congress this election cycle. To do that, they have to flip seats that Republicans currently hold -- seven of those seats are in California.
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Gavin Newsom will face Republican John Cox in the Calif. governor's race Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox won the most votes in Tuesday’s primary election. Now they face off in November to be California’s next governor. The big loser in that race was former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who ended up third.
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California Primary Election Special: What you need to know California’s primary election is Tuesday, June 5. Press Play takes you through the ballot.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The latest on the governor's race in California We discuss the race for California’s next governor, and how Gavin Newsom’s ads might be helping the Republican leading candidate, John Cox. Also, Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher says homeowners should be able to refuse selling their homes to gay people.
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What California Democrats and Republicans can learn from the Georgia special election Republican Karen Handel won yesterday’s election in Georgia. It was the closest race in the GOP-held district in nearly 40 years. If Democrats weren’t already looking to the 2018 mid-terms to reclaim losses in last year’s election, they are now. Tuesday, a new super PAC called Fight Back California launched.
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Clinton Claims Victory, Sanders Digs In. What's Next? Hillary Clinton acknowledged the historic moment in a speech in Brooklyn, NY: it appears she’ll be the first woman in the nation’s history to be nominated by a major American political party to be president. But Bernie Sanders wasn’t having any of it.
Which Way, L.A.?
Are Democrats about to Stage a Virtual "Coronation?" Since Barbara Boxer announced her retirement from the US Senate, Attorney General Kamala Harris is the only announced candidate. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has endorsed her. New York's Kirsten Gillibrand says she needs Kamala Harris "by my side." Hispanic leaders are saying, "not so fast."
Which Way, L.A.?
A Political Earthquake Heading for Los Angeles County LA County is bigger than many American states and each of the five County Supervisors represents more than two million people. Their districts are so big and complex that election to four-year terms has made them almost impossible to challenge. The five current incumbents have office for a total of 100 years.
Which Way, L.A.?
Will New Voters Change California Politics? Two proposed tax increases for education, repeal of the death penalty and the prospects for a veto-proof Democratic majority in Sacramento: those are just some of what's on the California ballot tomorrow. Voter registration has reached a record of 18 million -- including 300,000 who signed up on October 22 — the last possible day to qualify.
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Orange County Line
Two Republicans, Loretta Sanchez Vie for 3rd Supervisorial Seat With the election of Supervisor Todd Spitzer to the Orange County District Attorney's office, three prominent OC politicians seem likely to run for the 3rd District, which goes from Yorba Linda to the north to Irvine in the South and extends into OC's canyon countries.
Art Talk
Richard Diebenkorn at Weisman Museum at Pepperdine Hunter Drohojowska-Philp welcomes a show of previously unseen paintings.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LAUSD teachers strike starts -- how long will it last? Thirty-one thousand LAUSD teachers, nurses, librarians, and counselors went on strike this morning. They want a salary increase, smaller class sizes, and the hiring of more staff. The district says it can’t afford all that. We see what happened on the picket lines.