This week on State of Affairs:
If you were playing Trump-in-California bingo, you could mark "blast Governor Brown" on your card.
https://youtu.be/7bDg2Q8ojBI?t=2m36s
The President perused border wall prototypes and even took a few swipes at California's high taxes.
In other news:
Conor Lamb chops his way through a close election in Pittsburgh, PA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxnrcJ3ORQg&t=19s
But did he do it by distancing himself from Nancy Pelosi?
Grab a coat...
...for all this shade. Amanda Renteria is calling on Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom to step down over a decade-old dalliance.
https://twitter.com/AmandaRenteria/status/974344587295666176
Will the move pay off?
Jack Pitney, Roy P Crocker professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College doubts it:
She's hoping so, but without money, without a lot of name recognition, she has to do something really dramatic. Whether bringing up a story that's been public knowledge for more than a decade will do the trick — that's another issue.
Guests:
- Marisa Lagos, political reporter for KQED
- Jack Pitney, Roy P Crocker professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College
