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Back to SearchSenate Debate Winners, Zingers and Head Scratchers
Last night the four leading candidates for the U.S. Senate once held by Dianne Feinstein squared off in their first debate. The candidates spelled ou…
2 years, 3 months ago
Good Polls, Bad Polls and How to Tell the Difference
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest Republican presidential candidate to drop out, a victim of bad poll numbers that show him far behind Donald T…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Bot for a Presidential Candidate Raises Questions
There’s a new entry into the 2026 race for Governor of California. State Senate President Toni Atkins is seeking to become the first woman and first …
2 years, 3 months ago
How to Win the Messaging War
It’s a common complaint among Democrats: The GOP is winning the messaging war. So how can they do better? Marisa and Scott are joined by Democratic s…
2 years, 3 months ago
Janet Napolitano on What Political Security Means in 2024
California Democrats are split on immigration and border security, according to a new poll. KQED's immigration editor Tyche Hendricks joins Scott to …
2 years, 3 months ago
3 Tickets Out of Iowa – And 2 Tickets Back Home
There were no big surprises in Monday’s Republican Iowa Caucuses. Donald Trump grabbed more than half the votes, leaving Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley…
2 years, 3 months ago
One Republican Shows Momentum in California's U.S. Senate Race
Scott, Marisa and Guy analyze the week's top political stories, including a fresh poll showing California's U.S. Senate race is still very much up fo…
2 years, 4 months ago
She Broke 2 Glass Ceilings in Sacramento. Will She Try for 3?
Toni Atkins is the only person in California to have served as both speaker of the Assembly and president of the Senate in the past 150 years. The Sa…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Incredible Shrinking Deficit? Why Newsom’s Budget Plan Looks Relatively Rosy
Governor Gavin Newsom today rolled out his plan for solving California's budget deficit. And the good news is the deficit according to Newsom is $38 …
2 years, 4 months ago
Can Election Law Keep Up with AI and Deep Fakes?
The 2024 election will be the first where artificial intelligence, or AI, could play a big role — and not necessarily a good one. Today in Sacramento…
2 years, 4 months ago