Long time political columnist, journalist, and occasional pundit. Started off in law, fell into politics, discovered that the distance wasn't far.
Joined October 2022
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1:15 - If Kamala Harris becomes President, who becomes VP? (And why this scenario is a possible.)
11:13 - Could there be a Harris/Newsom or Newsom/Harris ticket? (And how this is related to WHY we have a VP in the first place.)
24:55 - Could Barack Obama runs as VP, and scoot over to becoming President?
Democratic turmoil followed Biden's disastrous debate. There's been lots of talk about options, but few answers. We're here to fix that; attorney/political analyst @ConstitutionMel explains to @jzipperer what the law says & why
@TheVOSF Weekly podcast:
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Join us tonight, and I should point out that there is no truth to the rumor I will be dressed as Margaret Thatcher for Halloween...maybe...
Join us in-person or online tomorrow night as our panelists @ConstitutionMel & @johnrothmann talk U.S. political impact of #IsraelHamasWar, #Trumptrials, #Newsom in China and more. Social hour beforehand.
Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events/…
Wait, is it that time again?!?! Why yes, yes it is...come join us @cwclub next week! commonwealthclub.org/events/…
Spectacle of the Speaker Squeaker got you down? It could be worse. Under British rule, in several colonies, the Royal Governor could veto the choice of Speaker. For example, in 1766, MA Governor Bernard vetoed the elected Speaker of the (state) House James Otis.
So, when writing in the Constitution that "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker..." the founders were probably more focused on the "House gets to pick and nobody gets to veto" part than the "who can be Speaker" part. But can you imagine if they had kept the tradition and Biden had a veto? Or if Trump had had a veto when Pelosi was elected Speaker?
This is going in my gratitude journal....(I'll take what I can get).
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Can SF's downtown be saved? Is there a homeless industrial complex? Who won the GOP debate?
Watch @PacificResearch's @TimAnaya, @sfstandard's @Josh_Koehn & "Get Out the Bet" host @ConstitutionMel discuss politics in our most recent political roundtable
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Have you gotten your tickets yet to see PRI Vice President Tim Anaya on the next @cwclub Week to Week Political Roundtable? Secure your spot for the in-person event in San Francisco or register to watch online, Weds 8/30 at 6 PM Pacific. commonwealthclub.org/events/…
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GOP debate! Mugshots! City dramas! And much more in the political zeitgeist. Join panelists @ConstitutionMel @Josh_Koehn & @TimAnaya for a timely political roundtable, WED, AUG 30, 6 PM PDT (social hour 5–6 PM).
Get tickets now: production.commonwealthclub.…
As politicians take to Iowa once again...here is a poem older than America. From the Williamsburg Virginia Gazette, August 4, 1768. (Note: blackguard=scoundrel)
Thanks @StefanHofmeyer, I saw you out of the corner of my eye checking CNN for indictment updates! 🤣
Front row tonight at the @cwclub watching @ConstitutionMel asking great questions to @BarbaraLeeForCA about her run for Senate. Interesting Q&A about term limits…
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Today @cwclub:
• 5:30 PM PDT / Legislating Hate: The Legislative Assault on Transgender and LGBTQ+ Americans (in-person)
• 6 PM PDT / @RepBarbaraLee: Road to the Senate 2024 (in-person & online)
Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events
It's game day, hope to see everyone at @cwclub tonight, either live or remotely. Any questions you would like me to ask @RepBarbaraLee tonight?
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday as I interview @RepBarbaraLee at @cwclub
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Looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday as I interview @RepBarbaraLee at @cwclub
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No shortage of topics to talk about with @cmarinucci and @lgerston at @cwclub, but the real shocker was someone did not know who Judi Dench was...M from James Bond? Really?!?!
Watch our recent Week to Week political roundtable with insight from @cmarinucci @lgerston & @ConstitutionMel
Indictments, senator wannabes, mayor wannabes, and a call to "fix your own product"
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Watch our recent Week to Week political roundtable with insight from @cmarinucci @lgerston & @ConstitutionMel
Indictments, senator wannabes, mayor wannabes, and a call to "fix your own product"
youtu.be/HG7tPnWqDy0
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Hear from the Senate candidate herself, when @BarbaraLeeForCA talks with @ConstitutionMel August 14 in-person @cwclub in San Francisco.
Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events/…
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It's hard to keep straight, so here's a cheat sheet: It's THREE indictments, FOUR counts. Clear? We'll talk about that & more politics news with @lgerston @ConstitutionMel & @cmarinucci tomorrow night in SF. Come join us! (Social hour before)
Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events/…
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Gavin! 2024 CA US Senate battle! Trump vs. Biden..& Kamala! Join me, @LGerston, @ConstitutionMel, & host @jzipperer to talk the hottest issues in CA politics at Commonwealth Club @cwclub Political Roundtable Wed Aug 2 - online or in person. Info: commonwealthclub.org/events/…