Corey Gustafson, the former chair of the Republican Party of San Diego County, joined Politically Speaking this week to offer perspective on why Proposition 50 resonated with California voters, the cost of living crisis and the 2026 midterm elections.

A transcript of the full conversation is below.

Safchik: Let's start with the passage of Prop 50, widely considered a rebuke of the Trump administration. How does that characterization land with you?

Gustafson: Well, look, this was all Gavin Newsom's first foray, or many would say, a numerous foray into trying to run for president. This is what this whole thing was about. President Gavin Newsom wants to be president of the United States. And that's what Prop 50 was all about. It was a big scam that he told the voters. Last November,

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