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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Figuring Out Young Voters

    Republicans are nearing endangered species status in California. According to a new report by the Secretary of State, the number of California voters registered as Republicans is now at 28 percent. Democrats are holding steady at 43 percent. But an increasing number of people are now registering as “decline to state.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 23, 2016 • 1 min read

    Republicans are nearing endangered species status in California. According to a new report by the Secretary of State, the number of California voters registered as Republicans is now at 28 percent. Democrats are holding steady at 43 percent. But an increasing number of people are now registering as “decline to state.” That number seems to be driven by young Californians who increasingly don’t identify with either the Democratic or Republican parties. What’s driving the trend, and how is it playing out in this year’s presidential race?

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    A New Drug Epidemic, Young Voter Trends, and Peter Mondavi
    1. 0:00Youth Lockup
    2. 8:58The New Heroin Epidemic
    3. 22:26Figuring Out Young VotersYou’re reading this
    4. 32:49Peter Mondavi Dies
    5. 44:55Pop-Up Restaurants
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Luntz Research Companies

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    A New Drug Epidemic, Young Voter Trends, and Peter Mondavi
    1. 0:00Youth Lockup
    2. 8:58The New Heroin Epidemic
    3. 22:26Figuring Out Young VotersYou’re reading this
    4. 32:49Peter Mondavi Dies
    5. 44:55Pop-Up Restaurants
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