Podcast
Special Episode: 2026 Election Post-Mortem – The Blue Wave
"Blue Wave or Washout" a panel A Post-Mortem of the 2026 Election, November 5, 2026. L-R: Andre Levesque, Gilliard Blanning and Levesque, Lindsay Hopkins, SEIU California, Sean Clegg, Bearstar Strategies; Rusty Hicks, California Democratic Party, journalist and author Dan Morain. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly.CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This is a Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast, recorded live in Sacramento at A Post-Mortem of the 2026 Election, presented by Capitol Weekly and the University of California Student and Policy Center on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
This episode we present Panel 1, The Blue Wave.
Republicans paid a historic price at the ballot box on Tuesday, losing both houses of congress by huge margins. Democrats now hold a majority of Governorships, and they expanded their margins in statehouses across the country, including California. What to make of this ‘Blue Tsunami’ – and what impact did Proposition 50 – which redrew California’s congressional districts – play?
Panelists: Sean Clegg, Bearstar Strategies; Rusty Hicks, California Democratic Party; Lindsay Hopkins, SEIU California; Andre Levesque, Gilliard Blanning and Levesque
Moderated by journalist and Author Dan Morain.
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