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Ben Joravsky discusses California Democrats' election strategies with guest Manny Ramos, focusing on Alderman Raymond Lopez's role in the city council.

California Democrats try their best to lose a slam-dunk of a governor’s election. Ben riffs. Manny Ramos weighs in…is there really such a thing as a benevolent billionaire? Then they take the deep dive on RayLo—aka, Alderman Raymond Lopez. Who’s emerged as MAGA’s main man in the city council. Manny is an investigative reporter for Block Club. Do yourself a favor and read his profile on Lopez.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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