Paul Mitchell joined the Capitol Weekly Podcast to talk about surprising voting patterns and registration numbers following California’s aggressive voter registration push under the past two Secretaries of State. Who’s voting, who isn’t, and why, as well as the state of affairs of the 2024 Senate race.
1:33 Voting patterns
5:33 Increase in registration numbers: a conundrum
6:33 In LA, in the 2013 Mayors race, Latinos were 23% of the electorate; In the 2022 LA Mayors race, Latinos were 23% of the electorate
8:03 Effect of mail in voting and other reforms
10:31 Understanding the Voter File
13:04 What are the takeaways from the numbers
14:51 Factors at play in the 2024 Midterms
21:25 “A sprig of parsley with a ‘D’ on it would beat a Republican in a California Senate race”
22:52 “If the Republicans have a Hope, his name is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson”
24:44 Polling on the Senate race
28:12 Do endorsements matter
32:41 #WWCA
