Steve Hilton | The Steve Hilton Show
Steve Hilton | The Steve Hilton Show
Steve Hilton, a political commentator, said that the voting trend among voters in California who, despite agreeing with Republican policies, often support Democratic candidates due to electoral dynamics, resulting in a lopsided legislative landscape. Hilton was a guest on a recent episode of the Next Round Podcast.
Voters might "agree with the policy positions of the Republican, but they look at the top two and they say, well, the Republican's not going to even get in the top two, so why waste my money? I should support the least bad Democrat," said Hilton on the Next Round Podcast hosted by the Pacific Research Institute think tank. "That's been the dynamic, but the consequence of that is that you end up with these races with the Democrat for guarantee to win."
"If you just take statewide voting as a proxy for public opinion across California, then the number is in the elections over the last 10 years or so, 41.8% for Republicans," Hilton said. "Let's just call it 40, 60-40. Let's just use that, and that's a very stable number if you look at statewide elections. So roughly 40% of voters in California vote Republican."
This full episode is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Hilton, previously an advisor to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, now leads Golden Together, a California-based group focused on affordable housing solutions. Renowned for his Fox News show The Next Revolution, Hilton also hosts The Steve Hilton Show podcast.
Next Round is a weekly podcast put on by the nonpartisan think tank Pacific Research Institute. Topics explored on the podcast revolve around California politics and free market ideas in the state. Guests include elected officials, members of the media, and policy leaders.
Pasadena, California-based Pacific Research Institute, founded in 1979, is an advocacy organization whose goal is to “champion freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions,” according to the group’s website. Its president is Sally Pipes.
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