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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why is the California Delegation Staying 60 Miles Away From the Convention Hall?

    California’s GOP delegation gave Donald Trump a big boost toward officially securing the nomination Tuesday . All of the state’s 172 votes went to Trump.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 20, 2016 • 1 min read

    California’s GOP delegation gave Donald Trump a big boost toward officially securing the nomination Tuesday. All of the state’s 172 votes went to Trump. KCRW’s Saul Gonzalez has spent time with the delegation at their hotel -- the Kalahari Resort, which has America’s biggest indoor waterpark -- in Sandusky, Ohio, 60 miles from the convention hall.

    Ann Coulter talks to California Republicans. Photo: Saul Gonzalez

    California delegates board the bus for the 60 mile ride to the convention center. Photo: Saul Gonzalez

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    1. 0:30How Do Foreign Reporters Explain Trump?
    2. 10:49Why is the California Delegation Staying 60 Miles Away From the Convention Hall?You’re reading this
    3. 21:32The Man In Charge of the Balloons
    4. 28:24In Boyle Heights, Gentrification is Coming Fast
    5. 39:16Remembering Garry Marshall
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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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      Saul Gonzalez

      Reporter

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    What Do Foreign Reporters Think of the Republican Convention?
    1. 0:30How Do Foreign Reporters Explain Trump?
    2. 10:49Why is the California Delegation Staying 60 Miles Away From the Convention Hall?You’re reading this
    3. 21:32The Man In Charge of the Balloons
    4. 28:24In Boyle Heights, Gentrification is Coming Fast
    5. 39:16Remembering Garry Marshall
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand