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The Runoff In The Governor’s Race Gets Its First Major Survey. Here Is What The Numbers Mean.
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Awful Top-Two System Forced Republicans Voters To Get Strategic To Avoid Lock-Out In Governor’s Race
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Has California Made Voting Too Easy?
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Clarence Thomas Was Right: Woodrow Wilson Declared War on the Constitution
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ICYMI - This Morning's Live Discussion - Straight talk on California's June Election Results - with Mariel Garza of the Golden State Report
California’s June primary election is still unfolding, and the biggest stories may be happening after Election Day.
In this special joint livestream, I sit down with Mariel Garza of the Golden State Report to break down the latest developments in California politics. We discuss the Los Angeles mayor’s race, Nithya Raman’s surge past Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass’s vulnerabilities, California’s lengthy vote-counting process, the governor’s race, Proposition 14, and what the results tell us about the political direction of the Golden State.
Despite approaching politics from different perspectives, Mariel and I share a comm...
Top Ten Winners & Losers In California's June Election!
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America’s Debt Crisis May Be Far Worse Than Washington Admits
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Tired Of This Endless Waiting? Supreme Court And Postal Service Changes Could Upend California’s Mail Ballot System
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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California Democrats Will Have To Campaign On Their Record This Fall
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Live Panel Discussion: Election Results Across California: Hilton, Becerra, Pratt, Bass & What Happens Next
California’s June primary may be over, but the counting is far from finished.
Jon Fleischman is joined by Lance Christensen of the California Policy Center and political strategist Matt Klink for a comprehensive breakdown of California’s early election results and what they mean heading into November.
Topics include Steve Hilton’s strong showing in the Governor’s race, Xavier Becerra’s path forward, Tom Steyer’s disappointing finish, the implications for Republican turnout, and why the emerging Hilton-Becerra matchup could become a referendum on the Gavin Newsom era.
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Analysis: Early Returns Point To Becerra Vs. Hilton And Bass Vs. Pratt
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A New Tax Increase Is Headed For The SF Bay Area This November
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The Socialist Who Could Cost Nithya Raman A Runoff Spot
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Election Day Is Here -- What I Am Watching Here in California
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 5/29
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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During Public Safety Crises, Democrats Perform; Republicans Lead
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Breaking News: New Poll Shows GOP Potentially On Verge Of Governor’s Race Lockout
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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California Government Unions Will Try Anything To Keep Their Members From Returning To The Office
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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The U.S. Department Of Justice: UCLA Abandoned Jewish Students
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Los Angeles Socialists Love Their Billionaires
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The IRS Wronged Trump. This $1.776 Billion "Anti-Weaponization" Fund Still Stinks.
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 5/22
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass, And The Weirdest Mayor’s Race In America
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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The National Democratic Party’s 2024 “Autopsy” Ignores The Obvious Cause Of Death
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Why Are California Democrats Holding Onto Their Ballots?
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Gavin Newsom’s Hard Left Turn On AI Economics
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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California Democrats Are Once Again Trying To Make It A Lot Harder For You To Legally Purchase A Firearm
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Want To Know Who Made The Runoff? In California, You May Wait For Weeks
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Today I Voted For Steve Hilton For Governor And Why Others Should Do The Same
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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California’s Bullet Train May Not Even Reach Downtown Bakersfield - You Can’t Make This Up
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Vance’s $1.3 Billion Freeze Exposes California’s Medicaid Racket
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 5/15
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch And The Importance Of The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse Is Dying Better Than Most Of Us Are Living
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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New Statewide Survey Results - Governor’s Race: Three Candidates, Two Spots, One Messy June Election
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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California Patriot Profile: Mike Antonovich, The Conservative Who Governed Los Angeles County
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Gavin Newsom’s New “Affordability” Program Comes In A Box Of Diapers
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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LA City Hall Thinks The Problem Is Still “Too Much Policing” - You Cannot Make This Up
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Quick Hit: Is It Time Time "Undo The Top Two" And Return California To Partisan Primaries?
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 5/8/26
This is content from the Substack—So, Does It Matter? Devoted to California politics, SDIM features analysis, commentary, and breaking news from Jon Fleischman, an observer and participant in politics in the Golden State for well over three decades. Jon is a constitutional conservative, but is known for his balanced analysis and for calling balls and strikes. You can search for the sister podcast, So, Does It Matter? THE PODCAST -- that has all of Jon's one-on-one podcast interviews, and occasional monologues. You can get more content at So, Does It Matter?
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