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The 2024 open-seat US Senate race in California is the most wide open Senate race in the state since 1992. To dive deep into next year's monumental race, I'm joined by veteran CA strategist Rose Kapolczynski - manager of the winning campaign from that very 1992 Senate race for Barbara Boxer. In a previous episode, Rose talked through her career managing all four successful Boxer Senate races...plus her time as a Hill staffer, working in presidential campaigns, and leading the effort on important statewide races (in California and beyond) over 3+ decades as an influential strategist. Now in her triumphant return, she's setting the table and breaking down the candidates, campaigns, and coalitions behind what promises to be the most interesting California Senate race in decades.
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IN THIS EPISODE
Rose talks the political & policy legacies of retiring Senator Diane Feinstein...
Rose weighs in on parallels between the 2024 race and the first winning Boxer race she managed in 1992...
Rose's take on at least a couple of the reasons why Northern California candidates are historically so dominant in statewide elections...
Rose sets the table on preliminary 2024 turnout projections and electoral math...
Rose diagnoses both strengths and weaknesses of leading Democratic candidates Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, & Adam Schiff...
Rose on the impact Republican voters could have in this race...
Rose's expectations on the entry of additional strong candidates...
Rose's expertise on the role of endorsements in CA politics...
Rose on the right mix of television vs. other media in a CA statewide campaign...
Will the Democratic candidates go negative?
Rose highlights the importance of both women and Latino voters...
... & much more!
