California’s Democratic Field Is Embarrassingly Weak (w/ Dr. Butch Ware)

About this episode

Dr. Butch Ware discusses his campaign for Governor of California and the challenges faced by third-party candidates.

Dr. Butch Ware is a historian, public intellectual, and the Green Party candidate for Governor of California. He is an associate professor at UC Santa Barbara, a former Green Party vice presidential nominee, and an advocate for universal healthcare, housing, and divestment from war. He spoke to Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan Robinson about his campaign to get on the ballot and what he describes as efforts by the Democratic Party to block third-party candidates.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Robinson

Guest: Dr. Butch Ware

Topics covered

• California politics
• third-party candidates
• Democratic Party
• elections
• universal healthcare

Keywords

• California
• Democratic Party
• Green Party
• elections
• universal healthcare
• third-party candidates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Green Party, UC Santa Barbara

Places: California

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