It’s All Political
250 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 94 ratingsIt’s All Political is now a part of the Fifth & Mission podcast. You can hear It's All Political on Fifth & Mission by subscribing to Fifth & Mission, the San Francisco Chronicle's flagship daily newscast. Joe Garofoli is the Chronicle’s senior political writer, covering national and state politics. He has worked at the Chronicle since 2000 and in Bay Area journalism since 1992, when he left the Milwaukee Journal. He has previously written about the intersection of tech and politics and about the politics of the cannabis industry.
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Rep. Josh Harder on Guns, Pelosi and the Death Penalty
August 07, 2019 08:00 - 28 minutesFirst-term Central Valley Rep. Josh Harder makes Joe eat crow for predicting he'd lose last November, then talks about gun laws, what it's like to buck Nancy Pelosi, and where he's at on the death penalty — which his purple district supports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Breaking Down the Second Democratic Debate
August 01, 2019 20:39 - 28 minutesWe analyze the second Democratic debate, from the candidates’ stark divisions over health care to round two of the Biden-Harris battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Washington Governor Jay Inslee
July 23, 2019 19:26 - 25 minutesWashington Gov. Jay Inslee, one of the many Democratic candidates for president, is basing his campaign on a call for dramatic changes in the nation’s environmental policy. He believes that without those changes, which include setting tight deadlines for ending the use of coal and fossil fuels, the country is facing a climate disaster. In the podcast, he talks about how he will make that case to voters and convince them that those changes are both necessary and possible. Learn more about your...
Trump is Following Obama's Re-Election Playbook
July 11, 2019 21:57 - 37 minutesFormer top Obama aide Ben LaBolt explains how President Trump is following President Obama's 2012 re-election playbook and Democrats aren't doing enough to counter him. LaBolt talks about which candidates are creating an effective anti-Trump message, which aren't and which should get out of the race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: Will Pete Buttigieg Be America’s First Gay, Millennial, Veteran President?
July 05, 2019 08:00 - 28 minutesIn February, we chatted with South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg. HIs resume is impressive: Harvard, Rhodes Scholar, combat veteran, mayor. But how can you leap from being the mayor of a city that’s smaller than most suburbs to being leader of the free world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: What's Kamala Harris Really Saying?
July 04, 2019 08:00 - 22 minutesFrom March: In many ways, Sen. Kamala Harris sounds like a typical presidential candidate. But other times, she talks about inspirational/aspirational themes that are unusual for a political campaign. San Francisco Chronicle Washington correspondent Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli talk about the inspirational — and policy — points that Harris is making during her campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What To Know from the First Democratic Debates
June 28, 2019 18:43 - 25 minutesWe watched four hours of Democratic presidential candidates debating so you didn't have to. Tal Kopan, Alexei Koseff and Joe break down how the debates reshaped the race and who might be dropping out soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything to Know About First Dem Presidential Debates
June 25, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutesSubplots and intrigue abound in the back-to-back Democratic debates this week. Will everyone attack Joe Biden? Will Elizabeth Warren thrive being the lone top contender on stage the first night? Will Kamala Harris go full prosecutor? Which low-polling candidate will try something crazy to get noticed? Is Pete Buttigieg for real? The Chronicle’s political team previews the action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gov. Gavin Newsom on His Conversations with Trump; PG&E, Weed and Immigration
June 21, 2019 22:27 - 26 minutesGov. Gavin Newsom talks about his proposed new wildfire deal with PG&E, what California would do if federal immigration raids started, what can be done to improve the recreational cannabis market and shares some of the conversations he's had with President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mayor Michael Tubbs on Why Stockton Is Giving Residents $500 a Month
June 20, 2019 08:00 - 49 minutesWhile presidential candidates like Andrew Yang muse about giving all citizens a universal basic income, Stockton is actually trying it. Since February, a pilot program there has been giving 130 Stockton residents $500 a month to use as they see fit. Mayor Michael Tubbs, who at 28 is one of the nation’s youngest big city mayors, explains how his own upbringing in poverty helps him see how the program could work -- and potentially go statewide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Pioneering Native American Rep. Deb Haaland on Impeachment and Identity
June 11, 2019 16:12 - 30 minutesNew Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland, the first Native American woman elected to the House, isn’t quite ready to call for impeachment yet. The Democrat also talks about her heritage, the racism she’s felt and what she thinks about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Native American identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Steve Bullock Too Much of a Red State Democrat?
June 07, 2019 08:00 - 20 minutesMontana Gov. Steve Bullock says he can beat President Trump because he won in a red state where Trump is very popular. But is Bullock’s brand of pragmatic progressivism too conservative -- on the environment and health care -- for a Democratic electorate that’s leaning left? Also Bullock explains his white male privilege and explains how he, as governor of a predominantly white state, would reach out to African-Americans and Latinos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beto O’Rourke Tries to Jumpstart His Campaign
June 06, 2019 18:07 - 25 minutesBeto O’Rourke was hailed as the next big Democratic thing after his narrow loss to Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz last year. But his presidential campaign has yet to catch fire after its strong launch. We talk about what’s next for him.Plus, O’Rourke explains why The Clash is his favorite band and their song “Clampdown” is emblematic of his campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cory Booker Won’t Go Low To Battle Trump
June 05, 2019 22:44 - 26 minutesNew Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s presidential campaign has two early challenges. Can the man known as “Senator from Silicon Valley” convince Democrats he will be tough on tech companies. And can he keep his vow to run a positive, aspirational campaign when he’s got to stand out in a field of two dozen Democrats -- and counter President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Julian Castro takes on Police Brutality
June 04, 2019 04:00 - 15 minutesPresidential candidate Julian Castro explains his new proposal to take on police brutality. And he explains why he, the only Latino candidate, is polling low among Latino voters in the early going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Which Presidential Candidates Stood Out at the California Democratic Party State Convention
June 03, 2019 17:39 - 31 minutesThe Chronicle's political team dives into Elizabeth Warren's strong showing at the state's Democratic Party convention, Juul's sponsorship of the event, John Hickenlooper's booing moment, Joe Biden's absence and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When 14 Presidential Candidates Invaded San Francisco
May 31, 2019 16:37 - 29 minutesWhy are 14 Democratic presidential candidates coming to The California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco? Isn't Sen. Kamala Harris supposed to have California all wrapped up? Chronicle Washington correspondent Tal Kopan and political writer John Wildermuth preview the chaos with host Joe Garofoli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Donald Trump Will Be Re-Elected
May 23, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutesMatt Morrison has spent a lot of time over the last two years talking to working class voters in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania and he’s got a message for those living in the blue bubble: President Trump could easily win re-election. “If nothing were to change from today, I would give him a better than likely probability of being re-elected and winning pretty clear majorities in places like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin,” said Morrison, who leads the labor-funded organization Working...
Why Jackie Speier Has Been a Vanguard of the Me Too Movement Since Before It Had a Name
May 23, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutesRep. Jackie Speier has made a career of fighting harassment and abuse of women. She spoke with It’s All Political about why it’s a personal fight for the San Mateo Democrat, and what she hopes to accomplish next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Dan Baer Be the First Out Gay Man in the Senate?
May 21, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutesThe former ambassador is running in Colorado, once the LGBTQ "Hate State," where it wasn't easy for him growing up. He talks about how the Russians had problems with his sexuality — and with his diplomatic stance toward them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Seth Moulton Wants to Be the Dems Military/Foreign Policy Candidate
May 17, 2019 23:19 - 40 minutesSeth Moulton is the 2020 candidate who doesn’t support single payer health care -- in part because he’s the only one who receives it through the VA. The Massachusetts Congressman talks about his combat experience in Iraq -- including what haunts him --- and how it shapes his candidacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Ted Lieu Became Trump’s Twitter Gadfly
May 07, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutesThe California Democrat talks with Tal Kopan about how he’s made a name for himself as one of the president’s top critics in Congress — and on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Wine Caucus: They Don’t Just Drink!
May 03, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutesThe Congressional Wine Caucus has been a force in Washington for 20 years. Founded by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, the caucus just welcomed its first co-chair from outside California, Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash. Tal Kopan chats with both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meet John Hickenlooper, Dark Horse From the Rockies
April 26, 2019 22:57 - 25 minutesThe former Colorado governor makes his pitch for the Democratic presidential nomination in an interview with Editorial Page Editor John Diaz. Topics include impeachment, Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, voting rights for felons and how to restore civility in American politics and faith in our democratic institutions. Hickenlooper also talks about his business experience and how and why he overcame his past objections to his state's legalization of marijuana. Learn more about your ad choi...
Do “Aspirational” Politics Work in the Age of Donald Trump?
April 19, 2019 18:13 - 37 minutesPolitical consultant (Al Gore and Hillary Clinton presidential campaigns) and messaging guru Doug Hattaway just spoke to House Democrats about how to talk about politics in more aspirational ways. What does that mean? And can that cut through the din in the Trump age? And we listen to four campaign launch speeches and break them down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Delaney? For president?
April 11, 2019 11:00 - 27 minutesThe former Maryland representative hasn’t gotten much traction in the Democratic campaign, though he’s been running the longest and has visited 99 Iowa counties. Joe Garofoli asks him about his path to victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How She the People, the First Women of Color Presidential Forum, Happened
April 10, 2019 16:57 - 39 minutesOakland resident Aimee Allison is the mastermind of the first presidential forum focused on issues specific to women of color. We talk to her about the forum, which will be held at Texas Southern University in Houston on Wednesday, April 24th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Perez on Joe Biden and Too Many Candidates
April 09, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutesDemocratic National Committee chair Tom Perez explains what should be done about Joe Biden, why the DCCC is banning consultants who work for candidates who challenge incumbents and whether the DNC set the bar too low for what candidates have to do to get into the debates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What Shaped Robert Mueller
April 03, 2019 13:00 - 40 minutesAs the world awaits special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Trump Administration/campaign’s involvement with Russian interference in the U.S. elections, we talk with writer Garrett Graff about his new piece in Scribd titled “Mueller’s War” about what the largely secretive Mueller is really like. Graff writes about how Mueller’s life was shaped by his time serving in the Marines during the Vietnam War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rep. Adam Schiff On What Happens Next to President Trump
March 22, 2019 18:55 - 15 minutesRep. Adam Schiff previews what happens next for President Trump depending on what the Mueller report says -- and what the likelihood is of impeachment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Midwesterner Amy Klobuchar Win Votes in California?
March 20, 2019 21:32 - 20 minutesSen. Amy Klobuchar positions herself as the centrist in the presidential field. So how can a centrist Midwesterner win votes in left-leaning California? We talk with Klobuchar after an appearance in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why Andrew Yang Wants to Give Every American $1,000 a Month
March 19, 2019 17:11 - 40 minutesAndrew Yang is the candidate you’ve never heard of, but soon will. The New York technology investor has raised enough grassroots donations to make it onto the first debate. Plus, he’s got a lot of ideas ($1,000 a month to every American, free marriage counseling, etc.) to open your eyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Zoe Lofgren, ‘Mayor of Capitol Hill’
March 18, 2019 03:53 - 24 minutesLongtime San Jose Rep. Zoe Lofgren, chair of the California Democratic delegation and an immigration subcommittee, is settling in as the head of the often under-the-radar House Administration Committee — a role nicknamed “mayor of Capitol Hill.” It’s All Political caught up with her to talk about her new roles in the Democratic majority and what she’s looking forward to this Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kamala Harris: What's She Really Saying?
March 14, 2019 08:00 - 22 minutesIn many ways, Sen. Kamala Harris sounds like a typical presidential candidate. But other times, she talks about inspirational/aspirational themes that are unusual for a political campaign. San Francisco Chronicle Washington correspondent Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli talk about the inspirational — and policy — points that Harris is making during her campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Fox News
March 12, 2019 17:21 - 11 minutesSen. Kirsten Gillibrand explains why she would be OK debating on Fox News -- unlike the DNC, which has banned the network from hosting its debates -- and why the Green New Deal is a good thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Burn the Boats: Why Rep. Eric Swalwell Wants to Run for President
February 26, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutesRep. Eric Swalwell is a rising star in the Democratic Party with key seats on the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees. But he is ready to leave his safe Congressional seat for a longshot run for president. He explains why -- and what perspective that he, as a Millennial, has that his opponents don’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will Pete Buttigieg Be America’s First Gay, Millennial, Veteran President?
February 26, 2019 01:34 - 28 minutesWe chat with South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg. HIs resume is impressive: Harvard, Rhodes Scholar, combat veteran, mayor. But how can you leap from being the mayor of a city that’s smaller than most suburbs to being leader of the free world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who Can Rescue the California Republican Party?
February 21, 2019 12:00 - 44 minutesWe talk with Steve Frank, Travis Allen, and Jessica Millan Patterson, the three people running to be the next chair of the California Republican Party. What are they going to do to revive a party that has become virtually impotent in the nation’s largest state? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can California Afford Everything Gavin Newsom Wants?
February 14, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutesWe talk with San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting, chair of the powerful Budget Committee, about California Gov. Gavin Newsom's ambitious agenda. Sure the state is flush -- until the next recession -- with a $21 billion budget surplus. But can it afford everything Newsom wants? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the Democratic Party Getting Too Liberal?
February 07, 2019 12:00 - 49 minutesRep. Pramila Jayapal is a rising star in the Democratic Party and one of the nation’s leading progressive voices. The Washington state House member is on on Judiciary Committee and a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. We talk to her about the direction of the party and whether it is going too far left -- on impeachment, single payer health care and taxing the wealthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Any Republican Get Elected in California?
February 01, 2019 23:58 - 33 minutesFormer East Bay Assemblymember Catherine Baker was the only Republican to represent the Bay Area in the Legislature or Congress until she lost last November. But if she can’t win -- she pro-choice, pro-environment and pro-gun control - what Republican can? We talk to her as Gov. Newsom installs an even more progressive agenda than Jerry Brown, the Democrat super-duper majority grows in the Legislature and The California Republican Party is about to elect a new leader. What is the path forwar...
Nancy Pelosi on Trump, 2020 and Nuclear Weapons
February 01, 2019 22:08 - 33 minutesHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks to Joe Garofoli about the fight with President Donald Trump over the border wall, the 2020 presidential field — and how we might be on the brink of a new nuclear arms race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rep. Barbara Lee Thinks Cannabis Reform Is No Laughing Matter
January 21, 2019 18:30 - 15 minutesOakland Rep. Barbara Lee was recently named co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus. She joined “It’s All Political” to talk about making sure people of color have a seat at the table as policymakers chart the future of marijuana in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does the Women’s March Still Matter This Year?
January 17, 2019 18:59 - 25 minutesWe talk with Sophia Andary, co-chair of Women's March San Francisco about how Saturday’s Women’s March is still important. It’s not about Trump — even though he will be invoked by all the speakers and marchers. It’s about something more than him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does Kamala Harris Have a Path to the White House?
January 15, 2019 19:00 - 29 minutesKamala Harris is about to announce her candidacy for president, but what has she accomplished as San Francisco district attorney, California attorney general and now U.S. Senator? We talk with Chronicle Washington, D.C. correspondent Tal Kopan, who just analyzed Harris’ Senate record and Chronicle editorial page editor and longtime Harris watcher John Diaz, who reviewed her new memoir, “The Truths We Hold.” And Joe, who has covered her campaigns and written about her appearance Saturday in Sa...
Richard Ojeda: The 2020 Candidate Democrats Fear
January 03, 2019 22:30 - 21 minutesWest Virginia State Sen. Richard Ojeda ran for Congress in 2018 and lost. And now he's running for president. Why would a Democrat who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and couldn't win a House race do that? For one thing, he made a strong run in a House district that Trump won by nearly 50 points. For another, he might be the most progressive Dem in the field. Joe Garofoli talks to a decorated former Army major, and a major wild card in the 2020 campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Best of It’s All Political: Gavin Newsom
January 02, 2019 12:00 - 51 minutesThe rest of the state and the country will get to know San Francisco’s former supervisor and mayor a lot better after he’s inaugurated as California’s governor, but the Bay Area’s been familiar with him for a couple of decades now. In October, then-candidate Newsom talked to Joe Garofoli about his Bay Area upbringing — not as privileged as you might think — his dyslexia and his relationship with outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Miriam Pawel on the Legacy of Jerry Brown
December 26, 2018 12:00 - 44 minutesMiriam Pawel, author of "The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation," joins Joe Garofoli to talk about Gov. Jerry Brown's legacy — a word he hates. Brown was the youngest, the oldest and the longest-serving governor in California history. His father, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, was also governor, and Pawel's biography of the family is a panoramic history of the state going all the way back to the Gold Rush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Best of It's All Political: Dianne Feinstein
December 21, 2018 12:00 - 41 minutesSen. Dianne Feinstein offers a rare look at how tragedy, death and illness shaped her. In this episode from April 3, 2018, the longtime senator talks with Joe Garofoli about growing up in San Francisco and her time in local politics — including the time she lost a bet while serving as mayor and had to wear a bathing suit to a public event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of It's All Political: Julian Castro
December 14, 2018 22:45 - 30 minutesJulian Castro, the former Housing and Urban Development Secretary and mayor of San Antonio, has just announced—via his twin brother Joaquin on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"—that he's running for president in 2020. That was already pretty clear in October when he talked to Joe Garofoli for an episode of "It's All Political." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices