California Politics Podcast: The lowdown on the state's big down ... - Los Angeles Times

Perhaps more than any other recent election season, races for seats in the California Legislature and U.S. Congress are being reshaped by the broad, national discussion.

In short, it's the Trump effect.

On this week's episode of the California Politics Podcast, we take an overview of some of state's most closely watched down-ticket races.

There's new polling data in the U.S. Senate race that suggests a sizable number of voters will skip casting a ballot. Meanwhile, President Obama had endorsed candidates all the way down to the state Assembly level.

I'm joined by Marisa Lagos of KQED News and Anthony York, author of the Grizzly Bear Project website.