SDIM Live! #2: On CA Politics - Gov's Race, Bad GOP Votes in Sac? - PPIC Polling - AI And Our Kids, The CA Post, More!
In this episode of So, Does It Matter? Live!, Jon breaks down what the mainstream headlines missed in the latest PPIC poll, including voter resistance to a $10 billion housing bond and majority support for lower taxes over expanded government services. He explains why early governor’s race polling is less important than union spending power, and why a Republican-on-Republican general election is highly unlikely.
Jon also calls out strategic missteps by California Republicans who voted for Obamacare subsidy resolutions and joined Democrats on symbolic condemnations of President Trump — arguing that even when criticism is warranted, political self-sabotage is not.
The episode closes with a look at DOJ search warrants involving LAUSD leadership, the consequences of one-party governance, and growing concerns about AI chatbots interacting with children. If you want the deeper story behind California politics — not just the headlines — this episode delivers it.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Opening & Substack Live Format
02:00 – PPIC Poll: Housing Bond & Tax Preferences
08:45 – Governor’s Race Polling Breakdown
11:00 – Union Spending & Top Two Strategy
17:00 – Why Steve Hilton Could Be Elevated
18:30 – Tom Steyer: Don’t Underestimate Self-Funding
20:30 – Republican Votes on Obamacare Subsidies
26:30 – Resolutions Condemning President Trump
31:30 – California Post Launch & Media Landscape
35:00 – LAUSD DOJ Search Warrants
38:00 – AI, Kids & The Regulation Debate
