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Take Two

CA GOP Convention goals could be pretty 'modest'

By Take Two Staff
Published May 4, 2018
The California State Capitol in Sacramento.
The California State Capitol in Sacramento.
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Mathieu Thouvenin (Flickr Creative Commons)
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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CA GOP Convention goals could be pretty 'modest'

Every week, Take Two breaks down the biggest stories in California politics in the weekly segment, State of Affairs. This week:

  • Republicans assemble! The California GOP will converge on San Diego this weekend for their annual convention. On the docket: Oh, you know, just the future of the party. Political analyst Raphael Sonenshein says the future of the party in the state could hinge on whether or not the party endorses a gubernatorial candidate. New rules dictate that a candidate will need 60 percent support. If they can get it, however, Sonenshein says it would be a big deal:


If one candidate pulls ahead of the other, it's possible they could knock Antonio Villaraigosa out of the run-off in our bizarre top-two system. If they come out evenly matched, then I think that improves Villaraigosa's chance of edging them out to get into that spot. 

Also:

  • Pot politics? Big green is becoming an increasingly powerful force in California politics
  • Legal marijuana is OK by Sen. Dianne Feinstein — now, anyway. What's behind the about-face?

Guests: 

  • Scott Shafer, co-host for KQED's Political Breakdown
  • Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State LA