Elex Michaelson
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@CNN anchor & correspondent. Host of “The Story Is with Elex Michaelson” weeknights 9-11p pacific / 12-2a eastern
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"We honor your service..." Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis, once political rivals, united to host a pizza party for Veterans Day. "Of course we don't agree on everything...it doesn't mean we should hate each other...we have to work together to serve the people."
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California Gov.-Elect Xavier Becerra recently told reporters: "Guys, don't play this game asking me to commit. I didn't get elected doing that. A lot of other folks made wild promises and they're not Governor-Elect." Katie Porter & Steve Hilton, who ran in the race for Governor, both react. Katie Porter: "as a Californian, I have questions? As a Californian, I need a commitment that my kids are going to be able to live here." Steve Hilton : "you can be mean in a way I can't because I just lost to him!"
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.Peter Hamby on OH Governor race. "Amy Acton is not the most charismatic, compelling candidate...it's hard to imagine her winning against anybody other than Vivek Ramaswamy, who is an unlikable billionaire nerd who went to Harvard. No one who works for him has ever said a nice thing about him. And he couldn't tell you the difference between Joe Burrow and Pete Rose despite being from Cincinnati. This guy offends everybody!"
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![.Katie Porter says she spoke with Haley Stevens on her drive to The Story Is. "I think she's tired...I encouraged her to put her phone away and take time for herself. I think she made a really wrong decision here." "I think she's heartbroken...she kept saying to me, 'I'm just one person.'" "She didn't say she regretted it...I think the biggest mistake here is she didn't give herself any time to heal and regroup [after the primary]...I don't think she's found her footing."](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2117671914747650400/amplify_video_thumb/2117671131008339968/img/vWFK06Iskcx0_Utl.jpg)
.Katie Porter says she spoke with Haley Stevens on her drive to The Story Is. "I think she's tired...I encouraged her to put her phone away and take time for herself. I think she made a really wrong decision here." "I think she's heartbroken...she kept saying to me, 'I'm just one person.'" "She didn't say she regretted it...I think the biggest mistake here is she didn't give herself any time to heal and regroup [after the primary]...I don't think she's found her footing."
Elex Michaelson260,545 Aufrufe • vor 10 Tagen
Is L.A. mayoral candidate Nithya Raman a capitalist? "I'm a capitalist and I'm also a Democratic Socialist...we need to make sure capitalism works without harm to workers... to poor people." She says the DSA is a "big tent" but she disagrees with members who call to abolish police, prisons and the Senate. Interview via Inside Politics on CNN
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NEW: Who is an example of a police chief that Nithya Raman really respects or admires? "I don't know...I don't know." Raman is now apologizing for her recent debate remarks that LAPD Chief Daryl Gates was a "gold standard" for his handling of immigration. Critics accuse Gates of racist policies. "It was a mistake to reference his name at all. I was trying to make a point and I fumbled that point. That point was not to praise Daryl Gates in any shape or form. I sincerely apologize for mentioning his name. I know it causes real pain for so many people across Los Angeles and I shouldn't have said it." Raman has said she wants to dismiss current LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell but has not floated any names of potential replacements. We'll have a lot more with Raman coming soon on The Story Is
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.Manny Rutinel is now a Congressman-Elect. "It's got a nice ring to it!" The 31 year old Coloradan is part of a new generation of social media savvy Democrats who flipped red districts in the midterms. "Folks are looking for fresh perspective...for fighters." Via The Story Is
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.Katie Porter Archived Handle says after Trump won, her 12 year old daughter was in tears. "She said, 'Trump is going to win. What if I get raped and need to have an abortion?'" Porter says "its a reminder how scary this time is for people and how important it is for Democrats to have strategies both at the state level and federal level to make sure we can continue to protect people's rights." Via The Issue Is. Watch the full discussion with @RepKatiePorter & Peter Hamby here:
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![.Chuck Rocha says the early voting in Texas is unprecedented. "7.7 million have early voted in Texas...[including] 645,000 people who...didn't vote two years ago...half of them are Latinos." "Talarico is going to win on election night and you can take that to the bank...that boy is very special and we're maybe running against the most corrupt politician I've ever known." Via The Story Is](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2117673190730416604/amplify_video_thumb/2117672392910913537/img/xTVU7A29LK3JsP9R.jpg)
.Chuck Rocha says the early voting in Texas is unprecedented. "7.7 million have early voted in Texas...[including] 645,000 people who...didn't vote two years ago...half of them are Latinos." "Talarico is going to win on election night and you can take that to the bank...that boy is very special and we're maybe running against the most corrupt politician I've ever known." Via The Story Is
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"We've got to be standing alongside democratic, free market trade partners like the country of India..." Rep. Haley Stevens is just back from a bipartisan congressional trip to India. "They want to work with us, which I find exciting!" Via The Story Is. More:
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Xavier Becerra has described himself as "a son of immigrants" and said repeatedly that his "parents came to America with $12 in their pocket." But his father was actually born in Sacramento and has always been an American citizen. The Democratic candidate for California Governor told the L.A. Times that “I am very proud of my parents, and I consider them immigrants because even though my dad was born in the U.S. — in a country that wouldn’t treat him the way it would treat other U.S. citizens — my dad was a proud immigrant...I am proud that I am their son. I am the son of immigrants.” Gray Davis & Mike Murphy discuss the nuance of this issue in this clip from The Story Is. I first learned of this issue via an X post from Anthony Cabassa.
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"The right knows who their big adversary is..." Anthony Scaramucci says Gavin Newsom is the prospective Democratic presidential candidate that Republicans are "most afraid of." "The right spends an hour a night on Gavin Newsom trying to take down the economy of California and all the good things that are happening..." Scaramucci points out that Newsom has a "narrative" about California's growth into the 4th largest economy in the world. He acknowledges the potential challenges of California's high taxes, gas prices, housing costs, and number of people experiencing homelessness. Via The Story Is
Elex Michaelson167,665 Aufrufe • vor 28 Tagen
"I'm winning...outright...there's a tsunami of votes coming from all the people who are done with politics as usual." Spencer Pratt says he's going to get over 50% of the vote in L.A.'s Mayor's race tonight & there will be no need for a runoff. "All those people I have they're not talking to pollsters. They're moms trying to dodge naked zombies with a stroller. They're walking their dog in a park and making sure their dog doesn't step on a fentanyl needle...they don't have time to talk to a pollster."
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Michigan's Senate race is messy. Mike Murphy: "nothing like an 11th hour Shakespearean train wreck..." Lynn Vavreck: "when the other team fumbles the football on the 5 yard line, you pick it up and run with it." Murphy says Haley Stevens could get the "RNC medal of merit" if El-Syed loses.
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.Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 says a good way to fight back against Democratic Socialists in New York is to open up primaries to all voters. "Zohran Mamdani's team has actually been fighting against those open primaries. Even though they say our stuff is super popular, they know if you have more people vote, their chances of winning go down and not up." More:
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“We have a right to stand up and push back!” Gavin Newsom says Donald J. Trump’s immigration enforcement has been like a “dystopian sci fi novel” with “masked men” carrying out orders. Governor Gavin Newsom is signing a bill to require federal immigration officials to unmask with certain exceptions.
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.Sam Forstag is a former smokejumper running to represent Montana in Congress. He says it's a "compliment" that he doesn't look like the typical Democrat. "It's a rare thing to see a working person in the halls of power. It's going to take all the help that we can possibly get to make that happen!" He acknowledges that Montana hasn't supported many Democrats as of late and he hopes to modernize the party going forward by focusing on pocket book issues. "There are a lot of people, working people, union members, young folks who felt like the Democratic Party left us behind..." Via The Story Is
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.Gavin Newsom says he "baited" Ron DeSantis into debating him: "The fact he took the bait...shows he's completely unqualified to be President." "Why is he debating a guy who is not even running for President?" "My...opinion, he regrets running...he made a huge mistake."
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