Polling, polling, polling, with Paul Mitchell

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: California political data expert Paul Mitchell joins us to talk about his recent polls that explored public reaction to Governor Gavin Newsom’s This is Gavin Newsom podcast, and the results of the first Capitol Weekly Insiders Survey, which asked how and where the Capitol Community gets its news.

1:11 Capitol Weekly Internship application deadline: April 18

3:40 What about the Gov’s podcast?

14:20 Methodology

17:44 Capitol Weekly Insiders Survey: (to be added to the list, email [email protected] with “INSIDERS SURVEY” in the Subject Line

20:13 LinkedIn

21:33 X/Twitter

23:01 Bluesky

25:23 Starter Packs

26:53 Facebook

29:02 Democratization of the dialogue

30:45 Alex Vassar mention

32:13 How to get the survey

33:28 Becerra Effect?

36:41 Will 2026 be another Blue Wave?

39:28 #WWCA