E91: A Conversation with new Assembly Minority Leader Ali Macedo

And last time we were on, we went through some 2026 predictions.

I think we did a pretty good job on that, predicting some of the things that are going to happen this year.

I know Katie Porter fell off.

That was one of the predictions, although...

I think most people called that one.

Yeah, I know.

It wasn't that impressive.

Let's just

hope she's actually retired from politics for real this time.

That's

what I hear is happening.

But yeah, I know Becerra was sort of a shock.

Yeah, that was definitely a sleeper candidate.

But it was interesting.

Some of the candidates that dropped out early on probably were regretting it when they saw the fall of Porter and then the fall of Swalwell and then the disaster that Steyer was.

So the fact that Steyer even got that close is really, really devastating for me.

And so one thing I think that hopefully over the next year Republicans and Democrats can agree on is that we have to defeat the DSA.

It's insane.

They actually believe this crazy agenda.

And there's candidates here in the state of California.

So I encourage you that are listening, go and check out who they're supporting because they mean what they say.

That's what they want.

No, I was actually toying around on their website to try to find just their principles, what they believe, to see what stuff they've actually put in writing.

And it's just wild.

That entire website is like...

And last time we were on, we went through some 2026 predictions.

I think we did a pretty good job on that, predicting some of the things that are going to happen this year.

I know Katie Porter fell off.

That was one of the predictions, although...

I think most people called that one.

Yeah, I know.

It wasn't that impressive.

Let's just

hope she's actually retired from politics for real this time.

That's

what I hear is happening.

But yeah, I know Becerra was sort of a shock.

Yeah, that was definitely a sleeper candidate.

But it was interesting.

Some of the candidates that dropped out early on probably were regretting it when they saw the fall of Porter and then the fall of Swalwell and then the disaster that Steyer was.

So the fact that Steyer even got that close is really, really devastating for me.

And so one thing I think that hopefully over the next year Republicans and Democrats can agree on is that we have to defeat the DSA.

It's insane.

They actually believe this crazy agenda.

And there's candidates here in the state of California.

So I encourage you that are listening, go and check out who they're supporting because they mean what they say.

That's what they want.

No, I was actually toying around on their website to try to find just their principles, what they believe, to see what stuff they've actually put in writing.

And it's just wild.

That entire website is like...