1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,880 Speaker 1: And very happy Monday to you. 2 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 2: At twelve oh six in the West, it's the Giant 3 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 2: Phillip Show, mister Randy Wangs in Culver City. 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 3: Well, first we had people living in the sewer, then 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 3: we had people living in the river, and now jan Nala, 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 3: the clean La with Me guy, has discovered people living 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 3: inside a bridge pillar. 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: What's next? 9 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 2: People are going to be living inside Ben Shapiro's eyebrows. 10 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: Eight hundred two two two five two two two is 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: the telephone number? What eight hundred two two two five 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: two two two. Well, there is breaking news today regarding 13 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: the race for governor here in the state of California, 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 2: a lot of breaking news. In fact, President Trump has 15 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: come out and endorsed Steve Hilton for governor. Hilton one 16 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: of two Republicans who have been leading in the polls recently. 17 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: This could be fire on Republicans. If Hilton were to 18 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: sert and Bianca were to fall off, then it would 19 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: be a Republican and a Democrat on the November ballot, 20 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: and that would be a huge advantage for the Democrats 21 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 2: as they've won all the recent gubernatorial elections and landslides. 22 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 3: That has been the conventional wisdom from everybody responding to 23 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 3: this endorsement on Twitter from all sides of the aisle. 24 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 3: This does not help the cause of two Republicans getting 25 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 3: on the ballots. 26 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: No, and it leads to the question is this it 27 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 2: or is he going to put out an endorsement of 28 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 2: Bianco at some point in the future too, because he's 29 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 2: done that before where he's endorsed both of the candidates 30 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 2: and the race. So who knows what's going to go 31 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 2: on there. We'll explore that topic in just a few minutes. 32 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: But first, there are new allegations against congressmen and candidate 33 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 2: for Governor Eric Swallwell of a sexual nature, involving former 34 00:01:55,400 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: employees and interns in his office who are now claimed 35 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 2: I mean that he was very inappropriate in his relations 36 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: with the staff. 37 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 3: To quote former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger when he was running 38 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: in the recall, he's been a very bad boy. Allegedly. 39 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 3: This comes from a woman named Cheyenne Hunt, who was 40 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 3: a candidate for Congress in the past and has worked 41 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 3: with different organizations. She has put out a thread that 42 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 3: is going everywhere today, and I guess we'll go ahead 43 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 3: and read you some of these allegations. Congrats everyone. The 44 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 3: campaign for governor officially started today. I have been working 45 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 3: with a number of women who are in the process 46 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 3: of coming forward and sharing their stories of sexual harassment 47 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 3: and even alleged abuse at the hands of Eric Swalwell. 48 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 3: Here's why we're talking about it before the mainstream media. 49 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 3: And then she did a little threat emoji. I got 50 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 3: involved with the first victim who approached me as a 51 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 3: close friend, but when I saw that there were others 52 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 3: who experiences fit the same pattern of the manipulation and 53 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 3: abuse of power, I knew I couldn't stay silent. Targeting employees, 54 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 3: interns and fans. Fans, Well, he's a regular at cable News. Yeah, 55 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 3: but the demo of cable News. What fans was he 56 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: going after? Well, maybe he's into the cougars acting as 57 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 3: a mentor, just to exploit that power. Dms and snapchat messages. 58 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 3: Allegations ranging from uncomfortable comments to potentially criminal conduct. Other 59 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 3: women needed to know that they were not alone and 60 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 3: that someone had their backs if they came forward. After 61 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 3: I spoke about my friend's experience, many brave women came 62 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: forward and shared their stories with me. We have secured 63 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 3: pro bono legal representation for them and there in the 64 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 3: process of sharing information with reporters and ensuring that they 65 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 3: are physically and legally safe. That process takes time because 66 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 3: of the allegation, as all these women signed NDAs at 67 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 3: some point. The number of credible women who have come 68 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 3: forward since I posted my video is pretty shocking and 69 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: connecting with them. The investigative reporting teams, who have been 70 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 3: working on breaking this for years has greatly expedited this process. 71 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: I am confident this story will break soon. I understand 72 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,239 Speaker 3: that people want as much information as possible regarding these women, 73 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 3: their stories, and their identities. The problem is most of 74 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 3: these women stayed silent because they believe that they are 75 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 3: alone in their experience and that coming forward could ruin 76 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 3: their careers. It appears that others have stayed quiet due 77 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 3: to a belief that non disclosure agreements required them to 78 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 3: keep this secret. While it is true the most undas 79 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 3: would be unenforceable under these circumstances, most people don't know 80 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 3: that until they speak to a lawyer. I spoke about 81 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 3: this before the story broke to courage other women to 82 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 3: come forward and help ensure the story breaks as soon 83 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 3: as possible. Because I am not blind to the fact 84 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 3: that this will obviously have implications on the California governor's race. 85 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 3: One more key point I want to share. I am 86 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 3: an attorney, I am well aware of the risk I 87 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 3: am taking by speaking up publicly, and that if I 88 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 3: were to lie about a public figure of a platform 89 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 3: in my size, I could easily be subject to a 90 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 3: defamation lawsuit. That being said, Swalwell follows me. I know 91 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 3: his team is aware of my video and the other 92 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: creators talking about this, yet I have not been served 93 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 3: with legal paperwork and I have not received a cease 94 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 3: and desist. The truth is an absolute defense, and they 95 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 3: know that. But I also work in politics. Having this 96 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 3: conversation publicly makes me a liability. But I do not 97 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 3: believe in holding Republicans to a different standard than we 98 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 3: are willing to uphold ourselves. No more predators and power 99 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 3: from either party, period. So if you or anyone you 100 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 3: know who has a story you'd like to share or 101 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 3: what resources we have available for you, please reach out. 102 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 3: That is the thread from Cheyenne Hunt alleging all kinds 103 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 3: of misdeeds at the hands of Eric Swalwell. 104 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 2: Now after that thread went out, there's a Democratic strategist 105 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: by the name of bobvic Lothia, who responded to it 106 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 2: and said, quote, Hey, I just got off the phone 107 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 2: with a trusted friend. This is real. Take it seriously. 108 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 2: Eric Swalwell cannot be our nominee. There's going to be 109 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: a lot more coming out soon. I can't say more 110 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 2: right now, but stay tuned. And this isn't some partisan 111 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 2: witch hunt. These are real Democratic women coming forward. A 112 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 2: lot of this bleep is going to shock you all. 113 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 3: Oh boy. 114 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: Now here's the backstory to this. One of the reasons 115 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 2: I have been emphatic that the debate should include all 116 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 2: of the candidates, all the major candidates, is because the 117 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 2: top three Democrats in the race are extremely problematic. Extremely problematic. 118 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 2: We know, for example, when Katie Porter was asked if 119 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: there are any more videos that exist if her telling 120 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 2: a staffer to f off, she couldn't say no to that, 121 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 2: You're out of my shop, which means there are more 122 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 2: videos that are out there. And as we get closer 123 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 2: to election day, I suspect we're going to see them. 124 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 3: Oh boy. 125 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 2: And then you have Eric Swallwell, where Randy, you and 126 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: I have been aware of these specific rumors for quite 127 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: some time. We know that this is out there. The 128 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 2: other candidates in the race know that these rumors are 129 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: out there. I would imagine that the people who would 130 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: know the most or the Democratic candidates, because in the 131 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 2: case of Swalwell, the victims would be individuals who work 132 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 2: in Democratic politics. Well, they talk to one another. You 133 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 2: move from office to office. If you have a bad experience, 134 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 2: you tell your co workers, and word gets around. So 135 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 2: the people who know the most about Eric Swalwell's transgressions 136 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 2: are Democratic politicians and Democratic staffers. Part of the reason 137 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 2: that the people in single digits haven't dropped out of 138 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 2: the race is they all know this. 139 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: They all knew this was going to come. 140 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: Out, and if the rumors are true, oh my gosh, 141 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 2: there's more and oh my gosh, this is just the 142 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 2: beginning of it. 143 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 3: And that's why you don't want to drop out, because 144 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 3: you might be one of the only candidates left. 145 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: I think that might happen here. 146 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 2: I think we might enter a scenario where it's just 147 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 2: last man standing, because if we have another nasty Katie 148 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 2: Porter video and we have more allegations that become substantiated 149 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 2: against Eric Swalwell, Tom Steyer has limited appeal because he's 150 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 2: trying to buy the election. And historically in California, even 151 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 2: though money is something that determines a lot of fates 152 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: in politics, the really rich candidates haven't done that well recently. 153 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 2: Look at Rick Caruso, look at Meg Whitman, look at Alcheckie. 154 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 2: All three of them tried to buy elections. It didn't 155 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 2: work out. So now that the filing deadline has come 156 00:09:54,760 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 2: and gone, if Swallwell and Porter blow up and you 157 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 2: look at Steyer as someone who's trying to buy the election, well, 158 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 2: that's when you give Tony v a second look. That's 159 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 2: when you give Matt Mayhan a second look. That's when 160 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 2: you give Javier Bakaria a second look. We have Tony 161 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 2: Thurman who's also running on the show later today. He 162 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 2: might get a second look. I'm telling you, this deck 163 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 2: might be shuffled. 164 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 3: It definitely makes sense as to why some of these 165 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 3: candidates who have been polling in the one in two 166 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 3: percent for quite some time are like, no, we're staying 167 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 3: with this thing, and. 168 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 2: The party tried to push them out. Think about the 169 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 2: awful advice the Democratic Party was giving their candidates get 170 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 2: out of the race, so we have no more options 171 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 2: and we're stuck with someone who could become an unelectable 172 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 2: pariah because the party is starting to coalesce around Swallwell. 173 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 2: We saw with the SCIU, we saw that with the 174 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 2: California Teachers Association, we saw that with Adam Schiff. A 175 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: number of members of Congress have come out and endorse him. 176 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 2: I forget what the count is, but I think he 177 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 2: has more Congressional endorsements than any other candidate in the race, 178 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 2: and it's not even close. So the Democratic Party is 179 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 2: starting to circle the wagons around this guy. Judgment is 180 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 2: something they're not known for. But it'll be real interesting 181 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 2: to see how they handle this. What do they do 182 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 2: if these allegations keep coming and again, if the rumor 183 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 2: mill is true, oh boy, are they coming. 184 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 3: Well, if they're going to come this week, you're going 185 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 3: to see a lot of people cut and run real fast. 186 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 2: Right from the point of view of the Democratic Party, 187 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 2: if this guy is going to be too toxic to 188 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: get elect you're better off knowing it today as opposed 189 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 2: to when the ballots are out. 190 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: Because here's the problem. 191 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 2: If the ballots go out and right now they defend 192 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 2: them and they go these women are being propped up 193 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 2: by Donald Trump, which I don't know how Donald Trump 194 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 2: would have any control over women in Democratic Party politics. 195 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 2: But whatever, Trump derangement syndrome is real, and I'm sure 196 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 2: that's going to be the excuse that these are politically 197 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 2: motivated attacks. Okay, fine, you better hope there's something that's 198 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 2: not a whole lot worse that comes out after the 199 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 2: ballots are distributed, because if there's something that happens that 200 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 2: you can't defend two weeks after he banks a ton 201 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 2: of votes, I don't know what you do, because if 202 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 2: the rumors are true, they're going to have to cut 203 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 2: bait with this guy. I don't even think they can 204 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 2: stand with them. Maybe some of them will, but who knows. 205 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:11,599 Speaker 2: I'm not surprised that often. But right now we're in 206 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 2: uncharted waters because of the screwy top two primary. We 207 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 2: could still despite Donald Trump's endorsement of Steve Hilton, we 208 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: could still be looking at a scenario where we get 209 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 2: two Republicans. 210 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: Because here's what's going to happen. 211 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 2: Let's say Swallwell blows up and they have to find 212 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 2: a different candidate. Well, you know that they hate Katie Porter, 213 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 2: and you know that they don't like Tom Steyer trying 214 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 2: to buy the election. Well, suddenly you now have the 215 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 2: five also Rans who are now going to be fighting for. 216 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 1: A piece of the pie. 217 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 2: And unless one of them runs away with it, where 218 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 2: they just all decide, okay, we're with Betty, it's probably 219 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 2: gonna be split up between them, which means the pie 220 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 2: which is essentially three Democrats at the top, and then 221 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 2: you have the rest of them fighting over the crumbs. 222 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 2: You could have five of them that all see a 223 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 2: jump in support. 224 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: And they split it up even more. So. 225 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 2: I don't know what's gonna happen here. I don't know 226 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 2: how they're going to react to these allegations against Eric Swallwell, 227 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: sometimes they'll just tear their face off, like they did 228 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 2: to Caesar Javez, and sometimes they'll just defend them all 229 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: the way to the end, like they did with Bill Clinton. 230 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 2: It's hard to tell how they're going to respond to it. 231 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 2: I can't predict that. I don't come from that world. 232 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 2: I don't know how they think, and they're inconsistent with 233 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 2: when they they decide to push them under the bus 234 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 2: and when they decide to stand by them. But if 235 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 2: you look at these allegations and you go, okay, that's 236 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 2: not enough to offend me. You better hope there's nothing 237 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 2: else there, and I have a feeling there is, oh boy, 238 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 2: But who knows. You don't really know these things until 239 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 2: they happen, for sure. There's a lot of rumors that 240 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 2: swirl around. Some end up being true, some end up 241 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 2: being false. But we did hear this rumor, and oh boy, 242 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 2: is it now public today? Eight hundred two two two 243 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 2: five two two two. Easy telephone number, what eight hundred 244 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 2: two two two five two two two. If you'd like 245 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 2: to email the show, you can do so at Johnny 246 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 2: don't like show at gmail dot com. That's Johnny don't 247 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 2: like show at gmail dot com. 248 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: And Randy. If you tuned into the radio. 249 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 2: On Saturday or so on Easter and you were expecting 250 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 2: to hear us, well you're not going to hear us 251 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 2: because we only do the show Monday through Friday. But 252 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 2: if you want to enjoy us on the weekends, that's 253 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 2: easy to do. 254 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 3: Although it is very possible that you tune into us 255 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 3: on a Saturday or Sunday and did hear us, because 256 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 3: they use us as fill on the weekends. I think 257 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 3: on Saturday night there was a five hour block of us. 258 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 3: Oh really, Oh yeah, but hey, you want more of 259 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 3: this garbage radio, you can have as much of it 260 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 3: as you want. Search for the John Phillips Show. Wherever 261 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 3: you get your podcast, whether it's the Apple podcast app, 262 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 3: iHeart Spotify, search for the John Phillip Show. Hit subscribe 263 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 3: you get download all the episodes. You can do a 264 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 3: Google on the YouTube. You can get the free KABC app, 265 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 3: the free KSFO app, get the KMJ now app because 266 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 3: we're on that station Saturdays at noon. There are so 267 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 3: many different ways to listen live to this noon to 268 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 3: three radio show whereever you are because of streaming, and 269 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 3: you can listen to this new U to three show 270 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 3: whenever you want, thanks to the power of podcasting. 271 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 2: In the meantime, what do you say we make a 272 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 2: couple of listeners very happy. 273 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 3: Let's do that right now. Seven ninety KABC welcomes you 274 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 3: B forty featuring Ali Campbell with special guests The Legendary 275 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 3: Whalers featuring Junior Marvin. It's all going down at the 276 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 3: Pacific Amphitheater on May fourteenth. Tickets are on sale now 277 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 3: at pacamp dot com. But right now Colling number nine 278 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 3: at one eight a' eight seven ninety five two to 279 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 3: two two gets a pair of tickets to the show, 280 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 3: and all concert tickets are good for one time admission 281 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 3: to the OC Fair on Wednesday or Thursdays. Tickets furnished 282 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 3: by the Pacific Amphitheater. Good luck dialing. Yeah, look at this. 283 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 3: On Saturday from seven pm till midnight, it was a 284 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 3: NonStop marathon of US. 285 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: Sounds like a Saturday night party to me. 286 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 3: And also on Sunday from one till five o'clock, it 287 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 3: was a four our marathon of US. And it was 288 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 3: the same programming because I only put together one best 289 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:07,160 Speaker 3: of per day. 290 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 2: Eight hundred two two two five two two two is 291 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 2: telphone number what eight hundred two two two five two 292 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 2: to two As we told you at the top of 293 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 2: the hour. Late last night, President Donald Trump weighed in 294 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 2: on the California governor's race and endorsed for Fox News 295 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 2: host Steve Hilton, and that has a lot of people 296 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 2: thinking that, well, the idea of a top two Republicans 297 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 2: going into the runoff is much less likely. 298 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: Now, I think that's fair to say. 299 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 3: For more, here is KTVU Fox two as they react 300 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 3: to the news that broke this. 301 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 4: Morning, Republican Steve Hilton to be California's next governor. That 302 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 4: endorsement was posted on social media late last night. This 303 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,959 Speaker 4: could shake up the Republican field right now. There's no 304 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 4: clear front runner, but Hilton and Chad Bianco, the Riverside 305 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 4: County sheriff, another Republican, are among the top candidates so far. 306 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 4: President Trump praised Steve Hilton, and he also took aim 307 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 4: at Governor Gavin Newsom, who was in. 308 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 3: His Well, well, of course you're going to do. 309 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 4: That final year in office. 310 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 3: It's been a long eight years, that is true. 311 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 4: And to talk more about this race, we're joined now 312 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 4: by David McEwan, political science professor. It's an Oma State University. 313 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 4: All right, David, thank you for joining us. You've learned 314 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 4: that what's your reaction to the endorsement by President Trump 315 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 4: in the California governor's race. 316 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 5: Well, you kind of have to pan out from this 317 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 5: a little bit. 318 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 6: Republicans have not been elected to the governor's seat since 319 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 6: Arnold Schwarzenegger was in there, so you've got to go 320 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 6: back to about a little more than twenty years. And 321 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 6: one reason for that is that the Republicans that have 322 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 6: been put forward, have been out of the mainstream, more 323 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 6: conservative than the average California voter. 324 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 5: So there's a both. 325 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 3: Are you saying that Neil cash Karai was too conservative? 326 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 2: Didn't he split town the moment he lost He's living 327 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 2: in Minnesota now? 328 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 3: Yes? John Cox too conservative? 329 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: How about the Bear? 330 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 3: Hey, there's another billionaire that didn't work out. 331 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 6: Have been out of the mainstream, more conservative than the 332 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 6: average California voter. 333 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 5: So there's both a good. 334 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 6: Part of this for Steve Hilton and a little bit 335 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 6: of a challenge. The good part is it separates him 336 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 6: from Chad Bianco. There's been this kind of bunching up 337 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 6: for three Democrats and these two Republicans, and we're about 338 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 6: a month. 339 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 5: Out until absentee ballots go out. 340 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 6: The downside is that, look, many California voters are registered 341 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 6: as no party preference, so they're purple people. 342 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 3: They're in the middle, and they usually turn out the least. 343 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 2: Okay, I want to correct something here because I think 344 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 2: this is something that is a common misnomer. People think 345 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 2: that decline the state voters or no party preference voters 346 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 2: are straight down the middle. They're moderates, they're people who 347 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 2: are Republican on some things and Democrat on others. That is, 348 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 2: for the most part, not true. Here is typically what happens. 349 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 2: You are a no party preference voter because you are 350 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 2: to the left of the Democratic Party and you think 351 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 2: they're too conservative. 352 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,400 Speaker 1: So even though you might vote. 353 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 2: For the Democratic candidates or democratic issues, you don't feel 354 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 2: comfortable aligning yourself with that party because you still regard 355 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 2: them as a pro capitalist party or a right wing 356 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 2: party or whatever. You also have people on the other 357 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 2: side of the spectrum, people who are so right wing 358 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 2: they think that the Republican Party is a liberal party, and. 359 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,400 Speaker 1: They feel like they don't want to associate. 360 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 2: With the Republicans, But when they vote, they vote a 361 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 2: straight party ticket. 362 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: For the most part, most of the. 363 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 2: No party preference voters are liberals, They are left wing. 364 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 2: They don't feel comfortable describing themselves as Democrats for one 365 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 2: reason or another. But I would say something like two 366 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 2: thirds of them are pretty reliably democratic when it comes 367 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 2: to voting. And this idea that there are all of 368 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 2: these moderates right down the middle that just exist out 369 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 2: there is something that's a fantasy. 370 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 6: Those voters become really important in November and Donald Trump is. 371 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 3: If they show up, as we have seen through campaign 372 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 3: after campaign after campaign, when Paul Mitchell starts putting up 373 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 3: the ballot tracker and you see that. You look at 374 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 3: Prop fifty as a special election, you had a certain 375 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 3: percentage of Democrats that turned out, a certain percentage Ofublicans 376 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 3: that turned out, and those were pretty similar. No party 377 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 3: preferences is always double digits below those two. 378 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, because let's just say you don't have an allegiance 379 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 2: with the party. Well, if the party tells you you 380 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,199 Speaker 2: need to show up and vote because this is the 381 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 2: most important election and forever, it doesn't resonate with them 382 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 2: because they're not Democrats or Republicans to begin with. And 383 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 2: if you are one of those people that is straight 384 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 2: down the middle and you have no ideology, well then 385 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: you probably don't spend a lot of your time thinking 386 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 2: about politics, and you're probably the most likely type of 387 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 2: voter to not vote. 388 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 6: Those voters become really important in November, and Donald Trump 389 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 6: is not as popular with those voters. So it may 390 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 6: help Steve Hilton in the near term for June, it's 391 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 6: a problem for November as. 392 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 5: He pivots back to the middle. If he gets out 393 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 5: of the top two interesting. 394 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: So what kind of chances? 395 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 4: So are we seeing right now two Republicans making it 396 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 4: through the primaries? How would you how would you handicap that? 397 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 6: Well, the state is bluer than it has been since 398 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 6: that recall of Great Davis and the election of Arnold 399 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 6: Schwarzenegger in two thousand and three. California voters that are 400 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 6: no blue party preference voters, those middle of the road voters, 401 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 6: they tend to vote more blue than red. 402 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 3: I wonder how many people reregistered as no party preference 403 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 3: because they thought they would get less mail that way. 404 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: Okay, you're no party preference, correct? 405 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 3: I am. I have been registered no party preference since 406 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 3: the beginning. 407 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 2: Okay, do you believe you get less mail than a 408 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 2: Democrat or a Republican would get? 409 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 3: No? I get more. I think. I think I get 410 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 3: harassed by everybody. And I know because I'm registered no 411 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 3: party preference. I get candidates from all sides of the 412 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 3: political spectrum asking me for money, and the answer to 413 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 3: all of them is no. Actually the answer is stop, 414 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 3: and then they don't stop. Eric Swalwell is asking me 415 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:12,479 Speaker 3: for money today, not for his campaign but for his 416 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 3: legal defense fund. Oh my, my decision. Eric Swellwell, folks, 417 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 3: It's Rep. Eric Swellwell. After the insurrection on January sixth, 418 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 3: I made a decision to take Trump to court, and 419 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 3: my trial is going forward, and of course the FBI 420 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 3: is now trying to get me indicted. So legal bills 421 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 3: are mounting left and right, which is why I'm texting 422 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 3: you today. Can you chip in any amount to help 423 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 3: me keep fighting? 424 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: He needs to make sure that Larry H. Parker is 425 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: getting his bills paid. 426 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 6: And so that presents Republicans with a lot of challenges 427 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 6: for November. While Democrats have a number of people running 428 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 6: this for this primary, voters are just starting to turn 429 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 6: their attention to what's happening for that June election. Again, 430 00:25:56,760 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 6: it's less than sixty days absentee ballot's going out in 431 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 6: about four weeks. 432 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, because the election actually starts in May. When the 433 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 3: ballots go out and the voting begins. All the interesting, 434 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 3: juicy stuff's going to happen right now in April, right 435 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 3: after spring break. 436 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 6: Thank god, we're not on vacation, So voters just turning 437 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 6: their attention there. It's still a Democratic state, still a 438 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 6: blue state, but these two Republicans jockeying for position This 439 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 6: does give a boost to Steve Hilton. It will further 440 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 6: kind of move down if you will, Chad Bianca. While 441 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 6: those three Democrats that are when. 442 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,719 Speaker 3: They're sending out these polls, especially now that we know 443 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 3: who's on the ballot, we know what their ballot designations 444 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 3: are going to be when they send out the poll. 445 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 3: Are they pulling all sixty one candidates? 446 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,719 Speaker 1: If so, those calls are going to last forever. 447 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 6: Moved down, if you will, Chad Bianca, while those three 448 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 6: Democrats that are bunched at the top trying to break 449 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:54,919 Speaker 6: out and move forward. 450 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,679 Speaker 4: Hey, David, before you go, Steve Hilton and Bianco have 451 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 4: been leading among big candidates for governor for some time. Now. 452 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: What does that tell you, Well. 453 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 5: Tell us that Republicans are paying attention to the race. 454 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 6: There's been a lot of attention that was focused on 455 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,679 Speaker 6: Proposition fifty and redistrict team and Republicans stay closer to party. 456 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 1: But remember, for your. 457 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 6: Viewers, they are only about one in four voters in California, 458 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 6: so you got to look at the numbers. This is 459 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 6: helpful in terms of attention for the June primary with 460 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 6: these two going. 461 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: Back and forth. 462 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 6: It's less helpful with Donald Trump's endorsement as we move 463 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:27,400 Speaker 6: to November. 464 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 5: That's one of the big elements here later in the year. 465 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,360 Speaker 4: Always good to hear from you, David McEwan, our political 466 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 4: science professor from Sonoma State, Thank you for being with 467 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 4: us on Mornings on two. 468 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,439 Speaker 3: There you go. So that's what we know right now 469 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 3: about the implications of Steve Hilton getting the Trump endorsement 470 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 3: as we are weeks away from people being able to 471 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 3: vote in this gubernatorial primary. 472 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: Let's go to John and San Jose. 473 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 7: John, Hello, Oh, good ass for doud John. Hey, I 474 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:00,959 Speaker 7: have a question about Swallwell. 475 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: Ye. 476 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 7: That is what is going on with his court case 477 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 7: where he is supposedly to be deterbined if he's even 478 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 7: eligible to even run for governor. 479 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 2: Well, I think that they had one round of that 480 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 2: case in Swallwell one. It's one of these things where 481 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 2: it's clear that he doesn't live in that house and 482 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 2: liver More where he claims to be living. 483 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: He lives in Maryland. 484 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 2: That's where he's raising his family, that's where his kids 485 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 2: go to school, that's where on the bank forms. He 486 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 2: said it was his primary residence. But the question is 487 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 2: does he do enough to satisfy a judge in California 488 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 2: to legally appear on the ballot, and it looks like 489 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 2: the judges do not want to take him off. 490 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 7: Okay, it's too bad. Oh, the guy is a clown anyway. 491 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 2: So I think right now he has bigger problems than 492 00:28:58,200 --> 00:28:58,959 Speaker 2: his residency. 493 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 7: I think so. So I was like, hey, your ages 494 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 7: are five and five. 495 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: There you go. Flat is the new up. Ok. I 496 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Let's go to Dan and Sonoma. Dan. 497 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 8: Hello, hey, John, Randy. I watched the sixty minutes piece 498 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 8: that you recommended last night, and I want to get 499 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 8: your feedback on it, because what I've seen was sort 500 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 8: of what I call a soft propaganda piece. And here's 501 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 8: what I mean. The media, whenever there's a problem locally 502 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 8: or statewide, will report on the problem, but they will 503 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 8: never ever point the finger of blame to anyone, especially 504 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 8: a Democrat, if they're responsible. What John Wertheim did last 505 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 8: night on his piece was he started as the high 506 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 8: speed rail issue was a national issue, not a state issue, 507 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 8: and they said that other you know, rails were up 508 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 8: and running in Japan and other nations and so forth. 509 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 8: They brought in gavenusom they never blamed him they never 510 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 8: met mentioned the California Democrat legislature, who's been screwing this 511 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 8: whole thing up since Jerry Brown. And this is the 512 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 8: typical reporting where again the Democrats are never ever blamed 513 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 8: for whatever goes wrong. What's your take on this. 514 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 2: Well, we're going to have more on that later on 515 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 2: in the program. We're going to play that piece on 516 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 2: sixty minutes about the bullet train, because there is no 517 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 2: way to tell that story without telling the story of 518 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 2: the failure of the state of California. And when you 519 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 2: have a one party state as California is, if something 520 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 2: like that is gets screwed up, it's the party in 521 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 2: power that's the one that screwed it up, because they're 522 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 2: the only ones that get to call the shots. 523 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 1: Thank you for the call, sir. 524 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 2: If you'd like to email the show, you can do 525 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 2: so at Johnny Don't Like Show at gmail dot com. 526 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 2: That's Johnny Don't Like Show at gmail dot com. And 527 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 2: Randy Eremonitor in the mailbag. 528 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 3: Bob Wright's in Listening Online in You at Arizona about 529 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 3: voter registration, John is correct. I was registered as no 530 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 3: party preference from my last fifteen years in California, but 531 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 3: voted very conservative. I just thought the Republican Party was 532 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 3: very weak. 533 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: There you go. 534 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 2: That's the type of person typically speaking, who registers as 535 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 2: no party preference. 536 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 3: We had that no party preference candidate on the other day. 537 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, that was an interesting one. 538 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: That was a Friday, wasn't it. Yes, it was all right. 539 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 2: So we know that there are any number of tax 540 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 2: increases that are going to be on the ballot this 541 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 2: particular cycle. Some of them if the SCIU one qualifies, 542 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 2: for example, that would be a wealth confiscation tax. But 543 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 2: there are other taxes that would raise the sales tax 544 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 2: in different parts of California. And of course, Randy, it 545 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 2: wouldn't be an election season if the people wanting a 546 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 2: tax increase didn't put a properbial gun to our head. 547 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 3: So we've told you about this Bay Area sales taxing. 548 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 3: So it'll be a half cent in four out of 549 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 3: the five Bay Area counties, but a full scent in 550 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 3: San Francisco County because they want to fund MUNI and 551 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 3: BART and caltrain and AC Transit, and all of these 552 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 3: systems are going belly up. And this is why you're 553 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 3: seeing story after story of something like Caltrain, which is 554 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 3: seen an explosion in ridership since they electrified that rail, 555 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 3: saying that if they don't get the tax increase, they're 556 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 3: going to massively cut their service. For more on this, 557 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 3: We've got a kron. 558 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 4: For getting around on Coltrain might get a little more 559 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 4: difficult now if the transit agency can't find a way 560 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 4: to fix its budget. 561 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 9: Yeah, we've seen this before with BART. If they can't 562 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 9: raise more money, we could be looking at reduced service 563 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 9: and even station closures. Crown Force Michael Thomas reports on 564 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 9: what this could mean for writers. 565 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 10: Hey there, if Caltrain's does make these cuts, they would 566 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 10: be significant. We would be looking at multiple stations closing 567 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:58,040 Speaker 10: down across the region, service lines being cut, and weekend 568 00:32:58,080 --> 00:32:59,719 Speaker 10: service gone completely. 569 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 3: No Caltrain on Saturday or Sunday. 570 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: How could anyone rely on that? Then? 571 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 3: This is what they call the doom loop. 572 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: Don't drink and drive kids unless it's Saturday or Sunday. 573 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 10: Caltrain's officials say without a new reliable funding source, it 574 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 10: could be forced to close more than a third of 575 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 10: its stations across the Bay Area. It would also end 576 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:25,160 Speaker 10: weekend service and reduce trains to just once an hour, 577 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 10: with overall service possibly stopping as early as nine pm, 578 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 10: leaving commuters worry. 579 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 6: I've been commuting on Caltrain since nineteen ninety seven, and 580 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 6: without Caltrain, I. 581 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 10: Would not have kept my job at Stanford because of 582 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 10: the traffic, and. 583 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 3: She would have ripped all her hair out sitting on 584 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 3: the freeway. Traffic in that part of California is miserable. Yep, 585 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 3: the cost of. 586 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: Keeping a car on the road. 587 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 10: The potential fix could come as voters head to the 588 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 10: booth this November on a regional funding measure Centerbill sixty three. 589 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,239 Speaker 10: The proposal would be a sales tax across several bit 590 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 10: area counties and would help fund transit systems like Caltrains, MUNI, 591 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 10: and BART, preventing major service cuts across the region. But 592 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 10: how do residents feel. 593 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 3: I don't understand how all of these services they were 594 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 3: solvent for many, many, many years. Then COVID happens, But 595 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,239 Speaker 3: not only does ridership go down, but they get this 596 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:22,720 Speaker 3: huge explosion in cash from all the bailouts that happened 597 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:26,200 Speaker 3: during COVID, both under Trump and under Biden, and then 598 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 3: all of a sudden, their budgets exploded and they can't 599 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:30,320 Speaker 3: afford to do this job anymore. 600 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 2: How much waste, fraud and abuse do you think is 601 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:34,919 Speaker 2: going on over at public. 602 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 10: Transit preventing major service cuts across the region. But how 603 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 10: do residents feel about paying more in sales tax? 604 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 11: Well, it's a bit regressive, I think, because it affects 605 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 11: poor people and rich people equally, So I think it 606 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 11: should be more progressive in the sense of, like, the 607 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 11: more money or wealth you have, you should be. 608 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:57,720 Speaker 3: If you're got a revenue problem, which again is interesting 609 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 3: for Caltrain because they are seeing a forty two percent 610 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 3: increase in ridership in the last year. But at what 611 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 3: point do you just increase the cost of the fairs. 612 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:09,359 Speaker 1: It seems reasonable to me. 613 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:11,319 Speaker 11: You should be charged a little bit more. 614 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:13,319 Speaker 3: It seems the thing we want to keep doing is 615 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 3: increase the burden on the people who don't ride the system. 616 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 1: Isn't that what user fees are for. 617 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:25,000 Speaker 2: If you use a municipally owned golf course, you like 618 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 2: to go play golf on the weekends or in the 619 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 2: morning or whatever, you're supposed to pay a fee because yes, 620 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,399 Speaker 2: well the public does own the course. You're the one 621 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:37,799 Speaker 2: that's using it, You're the one that's enjoying it, so 622 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,879 Speaker 2: you should be the one that incurs more of the 623 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 2: cost than the person that doesn't play golf. If you 624 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 2: go to the beach, when you pay to park your 625 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:50,439 Speaker 2: car at the beach, you're paying in part to keep 626 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 2: the beach up. It's a user fee. You're using the service. 627 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:57,320 Speaker 2: You should have to pay more. That's the way it works. 628 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 2: You go to a cal State university or University of California, 629 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:06,440 Speaker 2: you pay your tuition fees. You are benefiting from that service, 630 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 2: so you should incur more of the cost than the 631 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:13,400 Speaker 2: average person. I don't understand why it's out of bounds 632 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:16,160 Speaker 2: to ask the writers to pay more. If they're really 633 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:17,440 Speaker 2: going broke, you. 634 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,399 Speaker 11: Should be charged a little bit more. So sales tax 635 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 11: is not the best way, but it's better than nothing. 636 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 10: The agency says it's facing a projected seventy five million 637 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:28,240 Speaker 10: dollar annual budget deficits starting next year. That's despite ridership 638 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 10: jumping forty seven percent last year after introducing its new 639 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:34,879 Speaker 10: electric trade. Official say if closures do happen, it could 640 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 10: add more than thirty five thousand car trips a day, 641 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:41,880 Speaker 10: increasing traffic and pollution across the Bay Area. As we 642 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 10: get more details as to if Senate sixty three makes 643 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 10: it onto the ballot this year, or if officials decide 644 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 10: to move forward with those closures. We'll keep you updated. 645 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:51,879 Speaker 10: That's the very latest year in San Francisco, and Michael Thomas, 646 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 10: I'll send it back to you live in the studio. 647 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 3: So there you go. Yet another Bay Area transit agency 648 00:36:57,680 --> 00:36:59,960 Speaker 3: is saying, if they don't get this sales tax high, 649 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:02,120 Speaker 3: you're not going to have a train.