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California's Generic Governor's Race and the End of Local Politics
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- Talk Cocktail
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- May 30, 2026
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- 1979
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Summary
With just days to go before the June 2 California primary, J oe Mathews joins me on the California Sun podcast to examine how California’s race for governor has become strangely disconnected from the state itself and what it says about local politics everywhere. With almost all the campaigns built around generic national talking points and anti-Trump messaging, Mathews explores the growing nationalization of state politics, and why the actual mechanics of governing barely seem to be part of the conversation. Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe