Californians get out the vote in other states

Citizens vote on Election Day at Fire Station #71 in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, on November 6, 2012 in California, as Americans flock to the polls nationwide to decide between President Barack Obama, his Rebuplican challenger Mitt Romney, and a wide range of other issues. Alhambra is one of 6 cities in California's 49th Assembly District, the state's first legislative district where Asian-Americans make up the majority of the population. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Because California is a solid blue state when it comes to the presidency, the state often has a surplus of Democratic volunteers.

California is in a unique position during presidential elections.

In presidential elections, it has voted solidly blue state for decades. The means California often has a surplus of Democratic volunteers who want to get out the vote.

These volunteers may spend their time making calls to neighboring states— or even traveling to knock on doors in Arizona and Nevada—where they can reach undecided or reluctant voters in swing states.

How is that dynamic impacting the 2016 election?

Joining Take Two to discuss:

Jack Pitney, Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics at Claremont McKenna College
Thad Kousser, Professor of Political Science at UC San Diego

Click the blue audio player to hear the full interview.