Episode 41: Paul Mitchell on Maps, Money, and the Mess in Sacramento Artwork

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Episode 41: Paul Mitchell on Maps, Money, and the Mess in Sacramento

April 27, 2026 • Brian and John Kabateck • Episode 41

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In this episode, Brian and John welcome back a fellow Glendale native and political data expert, Paul Mitchell of Political Data Incorporated and Redistricting Partners. Paul helped draw the maps approved by California voters under Proposition 50 in 2024 and he's here to explain what those new lines actually mean for 2026, which congressional seats are now in play, and why California's retaliatory redistricting against Texas may have been more surgical and more principled than critics want to admit.

The brothers and Paul take a nostalgic detour through Glendale's political transformation — from a predominantly white Republican stronghold with a dark history, to the diverse, urban, Democratic-leaning city it is today — tracing the arc from Congressmen Carlos Moorhead and Jim Rogan through Scott Wildman, Jack Scott, and Adam Schiff. It's a microcosm, Brian argues, for what happened to California as a whole.

Then it's back to the race everybody's watching: the governor's primary. With Swalwell's departure still fresh, Paul breaks down the math of the jungle primary, the real risk of two Republicans making the runoff, and why the Democrat who wins may simply be the one who pays their PDI bills the fastest.

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