Who Had The Worst Week In California Politics? - Week Ending March 20
Democratic Governor candidate Matt Mahan just had the worst week in California politics.
The latest Berkeley IGS poll has the San Jose mayor at just 3.5% — a brutal showing for a candidate who entered the race with money, media attention, and a narrative as a “moderate Democrat” who could shake up the field.
So what’s going wrong?
In this episode, Jon Fleischman breaks down why Mahan’s campaign appears stalled, the structural problem of running as a moderate in today’s Democratic primary, and why neither Republicans nor key Democratic constituencies are lining up behind him.
With ballots set to go out in just over six weeks, time is running out to turn things around.
