Right Now with Perry Bacon: Inside the Unpredictable California Governor’s Race

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David Dayen discusses the implications of California's top-two primary system on the governor's race and the impact of Donald Trump's endorsement.

David Dayen explains how California’s unique "top-two" primary nearly locked Democrats out of the governor’s mansion—until a strategic endorsement from Donald Trump reshuffled the deck. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guest: David Dayen

Topics covered

• California Governor's Race
• top-two primary
• political strategy
• Donald Trump
• Democratic Party

Keywords

• California
• governor's race
• top-two primary
• Donald Trump
• Democrats
• politics
• elections

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Places: California

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