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California reacts to President Obama’s State of the Union address

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jan 21, 2015
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union speech before members of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 20, 2015 in Washington, DC.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union speech before members of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 20, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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California reacts to President Obama’s State of the Union address

President Obama's state of the union address last night included calls for bipartisanship, but amidst a heavily Democratic wish list. He promoted several proposals he's been introducing over the past couple of weeks - free community college, mandatory sick days and parental leave, higher taxes on capital gains, to name a few. These very Democratic proposals were coupled with calls for bipartisanship. Is there any hope of that less than two years before the next Presidential election?

Guests:

Manu Raju, Senior Congressional Reporter for POLITICO

Matt Rodriguez, Democratic strategist, Rodriguez Strategies; former senior Obama campaign advisor in 2008

Jonathan Wilcox, Republican Strategist; former speechwriter for Governor Pete Wilson