The death of the American Dream?

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: A new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California finds that many Californians no longer believe the American Dream holds true, or believe that the dream is harder to achieve in California than in other states. We’re joined by Dean Bonner, associate survey director and research fellow at PPIC, to talk about the results of the survey, how they compare to earlier iterations, and about the survey process itself. And, as always, we tell you Who Had the Worst Week in California Politics.

Show Notes:

1:59 How DO Californians feel about the American Dream?

3:42 A rare alignment across political affiliation

6:56 How does California’s attitude compare to the rest of the country?

8:11 Support for government programs

10:18 Polarization?

12:17 Lower income bracket actually has more optimism

14:03 Moving out of state

17:36 What’s the biggest takeaway?

18:40 Housing has been a Top Five issue for years now

21:28 How the poll was conducted

26:59 #WWCA