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Oct 25, 2026
Darrell IssaGUEST
you know, one of the things about redistricting, by definition, is what you're doing is you're spreading out the number of your party fairly thinly to try to have just enough to win districts, but not too much.
Jessica RosenthalHOST
California Republican Congressman Darrell Issa represents the 48th District, which was one of the GOP seats California redrew.
Jessica RosenthalHOST
He is now retiring.
Darrell IssaGUEST
And so in California, where they did that, we only have eight out of 52 members of the House that are Republicans.
Steve PiersonHOST
Senator Alex Padilla will be joining us.
Steve PiersonHOST
And three of our House candidates, Marnie Von Wilpert in CA48, Randy Villegas in CA22, and And Joanna Mendoza in Arizona 6.
Steve PiersonHOST
I'm so excited.
Steve PiersonHOST
I haven't met her yet.
Josh NewmanHOST
And that's probably a pretty good predictor.
Josh NewmanHOST
So, you know, then there's CA-48, right? And so you've got a county supervisor named Tim Desmond running against a woman named Marnie Von Wilber, and that's Daryl Ice's old seat.
Josh NewmanHOST
But the lines are very different now.
Josh NewmanHOST
And so, you know, polling shows that the Dem is actually in pretty good shape there.
Jade HindmonHOST
Welcome in San Diego.
Jade HindmonHOST
It's Jade Hindmon on today's show, a breakdown of your ballot with the race for Congressional District 48.
Jade HindmonHOST
This is KPBS Midday Edition, connecting our communities through conversation.
Jade HindmonHOST
With less than two weeks to Election Day, we're continuing our ballot breakdown on Midday Edition.
Jade HindmonHOST
Now let's turn to Congressional District 48.
Jade HindmonHOST
It was redrawn last year with the passage of statewide Proposition 50.
Jade HindmonHOST
And with Republican Daryl Issa retiring from the seat, Democrat Marni von Wilpert and Republican Jim Desmond are competing to replace him.
Jade HindmonHOST
me.
Larry SchweikartHOST
There.
Larry SchweikartHOST
He also thinks California 48 will be a loss.
Larry SchweikartHOST
Based on the two to three Democrat to Republican flips he has so far identified, such as Iowa 1, combined with the five Republican to Democrat flips already on his sheet, By my calculations, we're at, right now, Republicans safe 209, Democrats safe 212.
Larry SchweikartHOST
That's pretty good news, though, out of Arizona 6, one that I had as a loss.
Marisa LagosHOST
San Diego City Council member Marnie Von Wilpert.
Marisa LagosHOST
She's running as a Democrat for Congress in the 48th District against Jim Desmond.
Marisa LagosHOST
We have invited him on and would love to still get him.
Marisa LagosHOST
Thank you so much for this great conversation.
Guy MarzoratiCORRESPONDENT
In an analysis for KQED, Brookings measured the annual vehicle miles traveled by residents in all of California's newly drawn congressional districts.
Guy MarzoratiCORRESPONDENT
They found the 48th District and two other swing seats in the Central Valley are all in the top third of heaviest driving districts, putting gas prices top of mind for voters there.
Adit TomerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Those who drive longer distances, those who have less room in their household budgets feel it the most.
Guy MarzoratiCORRESPONDENT
Robin Ferguson is a resident of Escondido in the 48th District.
Guy MarzoratiCORRESPONDENT
She felt the gas price spike when she returned from a week out of town.
Robin FergusonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It was at 5.09 when I left.
Guy MarzoratiCORRESPONDENT
Christian Martinez is a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There are specific votes, specific policies that voters can examine rather than simply looking at what's happening in Washington.
Guy MarzaratiCORRESPONDENT
In an analysis for KQED, Brookings measured the annual vehicle miles traveled by residents in all of California's newly drawn congressional districts.
Guy MarzaratiCORRESPONDENT
They found the 48th District and two other swing seats in the Central Valley are all in the top third of heaviest driving districts, putting gas prices top of mind for voters there.
Adit TomerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Those who drive longer distances, those who have less room in their household budgets feel it the most.
Guy MarzaratiCORRESPONDENT
Robin Ferguson is a resident of Escondido in the 48th District.
Guy MarzaratiCORRESPONDENT
She felt the gas price spike when she returned from a week out of town.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
It was at 5.09 when I left.
Guy MarzaratiCORRESPONDENT
Christian Martinez is a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Christian MartinezSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There are specific votes, specific policies that voters can examine rather than simply looking at what's happening in Washington.
Lou PenroseHOST
Could not have known.
Lou PenroseHOST
And it turns out that those three congressional districts, including this one here, Congressional District 48 in San Diego, is one of the most drived congressional districts in the state.
Lou PenroseHOST
All right.
Lou PenroseHOST
Well, we got our work cut out for us.
15 MINS LATER
Marni Von WilpertSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
woman
Lou PenroseHOST
is an idiot.
Marni Von WilpertSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My Republican opponent is endorsed by Donald Trump and has pledged his loyalty to be another rubber stamp for the White House, whereas I am fighting to stand up, fight back, and lower costs for all of us here in Congressional District 48.
Marni Von WilpertSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Let's lower the cost of living, let's take our government back, and let's stand up to Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.
Jacob RubashkinHOST
We're also starting to see some more concrete signs that the House battleground is shifting.
Jacob RubashkinHOST
A Democratic Super PAC, House Majority PAC, or HMP, began trimming its TV reservations in California's 48th District, which is a Democratic pickup opportunity, and Nebraska's 2nd District, held by retiring Congressman Don Bacon, who's a Republican.
Jacob RubashkinHOST
The main Republican super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, also trimmed its buy in Nebraska's second, signaling that Bacon's Omaha-based seat may be a lost cause for Republicans this cycle.
Jacob RubashkinHOST
Adding insult to injury, the news of the CLF retreat in Omaha came as Donald Trump was literally in Nebraska campaigning for Republicans.
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