Carl DeMaio

Um, and it was kind of a pep rally for the upcoming elections.

Um, I went because I saw that Carl DeMaio, the author of Prop 39, was speaking, and I wanted to see how he and his supporters planned to pitch this to the broader California voter base, which obviously is, is very politically mixed and leans left.

What was striking to me was how he really tried to distance Prop 39 from these national efforts by President Trump and supporters to put new curbs on voting, and the primary argument was not, "There's voter fraud," but it was rather that voter ID would improve people's trust in the election process.

And you know, when people say, "Well, Carl, how much voter fraud is happening? Not much." I'll be like, "Look, I'm not getting into that debate.

So in Los Angeles, the US attorney did recently file charges against a Honduran green card holder who was improperly registered to vote.

I do think it's important to note that this person didn't actually vote in any election, but they were improperly registered, and there have also been some cases in Orange County like that.

When I asked Carl DeMaio why he thought non-citizens would register to vote, why they would take that risk, he actually conceded that most of the time he thinks it is unintentional.

Hmm.

But I'm also going to put it back on the, the responsibility of the various political parties and challengers to the status quo.

And I wanna give a shout-out to Carl DeMaio, the honorable assemblyman from San Diego who started Reform California.

And I will tell you, John and Randy, that if we did not have somebody like Carl DeMaio and Reform California advocating, making the effort to put something as important as election integrity, Prop 39, on the ballot, I think, quite frankly, for a minority party, we would almost be left with nothing, essentially.

So I do agree with you on that, but I also think that for those of us who are challengers, you know, we know what we're going up against.

As you know, once upon a time, I was a Democrat.

If you are interested in the election, you should be interested in this.

We have, uh, Carl DeMaio from San Diego.

He's kind of barnstorming the state, doing events all over the place.

He's in Fresno today.

You can get a free ticket at reformcalifornia.org. Just click under events.

Reformcalifornia.org. 6:00 PM, Elks Lodge, Fresno.

Barbecue, Beer, and Ballots with me, Carl DeMaio.

So this is, uh...

I appreciate the call.

I recommend the Reform California Plain English Voting Guide, authored by California State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio.

I don't just say that because he's a friend.

I said that before I worked with him on Congo.

But you got to call and reserve your stateroom.

Hey, Lou, how's it going? Love your show.

Carl DeMaio's voter guide is what got me through that ballot.

You're right.