How the California machine protects itself – until it can’t

How the California machine protects itself – until it can’t

From Article | America Out Loud News by Article | America Out Loud News

June 12, 2026 · 57 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the mechanisms of California's political system and the implications of legal ballot harvesting and voting processes.

Unleashed: The Political News Hour with Chris Cordani – Legal ballot harvesting, mass mail voting, and the normalization of post-election counting delays amount to a system of “legal cheating,” a phrase meant not as a technical legal judgment but as a political one. A process can be lawful and still be corrupt in spirit. It can be procedurally accepted and still be designed to widen opportunities...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Cordani

Topics covered

  • California politics
  • ballot harvesting
  • mass mail voting
  • post-election counting
  • legal cheating

Keywords

  • California
  • politics
  • ballot harvesting
  • mass mail voting
  • election integrity

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Organizations: California

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