{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitol-weekly-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fpaul-mitchell-voting-patterns-WHLUbYSJ","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Paul Mitchell: Voting Patterns","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/88b9bdb8-501e-48e4-bfa1-adafa53a2e93/fd8e06cd-03cf-4a7c-bd62-5590c4c77c92/avatars-o7jhxvfwl9xwx4bl-7xtlua-original.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/8232b443-7252-4b32-a480-233beb4b68f5\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Paul Mitchell: Voting Patterns\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"We're back with a regular episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast. California political data guru Paul Mitchell joined us to talk about surprising voting patterns and registration numbers following California's aggressive voter registration push under the past two Secretaries of State. Who's voting, who isn't, and why. And, how is the 2024 Senate race shaping up?\n\n1:33 Voting patterns\n5:33 Increase in registration numbers: a conundrum\n6:33 In LA, in the 2013 Mayors race, Latinos were 23% of the electorate; In the 2022 LA Mayors race, Latinos were 23% of the electorate\n8:03 Effect of mail in voting and other reforms\n10:31 Understanding the Voter File\n13:04 What are the takeaways from the numbers\n14:51 Factors at play in the 2024 Midterms\n21:25 \"A sprig of parsley with a 'D' on it would beat a Republican in a California Senate race\"\n22:52 \"If the Republicans have a Hope, his name is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson\"\n24:44 Polling on the Senate race\n28:12 Do endorsements matter\n32:41 #WWCA "}