Sep 19, 2026 · 39 min · 10 segments
What happens when Republican victories don’t deliver lasting pro-life policy? John Gerardi and Jonathan Keller of California Family Council examine California’s election outlook, Trump’s influence on…
John GerardiHost
Jonathan KellerGuest
The depressing news, if you are a conservative at least, about the state of the upcoming election, at least what the polling data is indicating.

But this is the Public Policy Institute of California, which does a pretty good job, I would say, of tracking these things.

They're generally considered one of the most... balanced and nonpartisan entities in the state of California.

They've done a good job over the years of being pretty accurate about ballot measures and candidates and just how Californians specifically feel, which, John, when you think about it, I mean...

I mean, it is tricky to poll California because you've got 40 million people.

million people and large concentrations of voters in different parts of the state.

Javier Becerra is beating Steve Hilton in the Public Policy Institute of California poll, which surveyed people from September 4th through September 10th.

Proposition one sort of Democrat supported affordable housing bond winning 55 to 43.

The Democrats sponsored make the temporary millionaire tax permanent winning 61 to 35.

Changing the recall, Democrats vaguely support that, but that's losing, 35 to 59.

The depressing news, if you are a conservative at least, about the state of the upcoming election, at least what the polling data is indicating.

But this is the Public Policy Institute of California, which does a pretty good job, I would say, of tracking these things.

They're generally considered one of the most... balanced and nonpartisan entities in the state of California.

They've done a good job over the years of being pretty accurate about ballot measures and candidates and just how Californians specifically feel, which, John, when you think about it, I mean...

I mean, it is tricky to poll California because you've got 40 million people.

million people and large concentrations of voters in different parts of the state.

Javier Becerra is beating Steve Hilton in the Public Policy Institute of California poll, which surveyed people from September 4th through September 10th.

Proposition one sort of Democrat supported affordable housing bond winning 55 to 43.

The Democrats sponsored make the temporary millionaire tax permanent winning 61 to 35.

Changing the recall, Democrats vaguely support that, but that's losing, 35 to 59.
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