The Issue Is

Discussions and debates with top newsmakers about the most controversial and interesting issues impacting California, hosted by @foxla’s @Elex_Michaelson

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What an excellent segment on an amazing person Father Greg Boyle @HomeboyInd I've seen firsthand hardcore gang members repent and turn from their life of violence to love and kindness...very inspiring 🇺🇸🙏🏻

[Elex Michaelson @Elex_Michaelson]

This week on @TheIssueIsShow:

A documentary special on @HomeboyInd, which helps thousands of our most vulnerable citizens ever year.

Why their approach works...and what we can all learn from it?

Debuts tonight at 10:30p on @FOXLA

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Thanks to everyone who followed along with reporting from the DNC.

We’ve compiled it all into one show—feat CA officials who know @KamalaHarris best, some of the country’s top commentators, and even some comedy.

@TheIssueIsShow from Chicago…debuts tonight 10:30p on @FOXLA.

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"This is a horrible creature... grotesque..."

@SpeakerPelosi unleashes on @realDonaldTrump.

"This guy is saying maybe we should terminate the Constitution... he has no respect for governance... he cannot be President again..."

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"There's been a tremendous amount of enthusiasm that has come forth..."

@SpeakerPelosi discusses how the 2024 race has changed w/ @KamalaHarris at the top of the ticket.

But Pelosi admits to @Elex_Michaelson the race is still close: "It's a campaign... that's a battle term."

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Our full @TheIssueIsShow interview w @SpeakerPelosi is streaming!

We discuss:
-Biden’s departure
-Harris’ nomination
-“The Art of Power”
-The attacks on 1/6 and her husband
-How the Affordable Care Act was *really* passed & so much more

The link: https://t.co/jzJQOhn0zO

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"It's mental health, it's addiction, it's the cost of housing..."

@SpeakerPelosi on CA's homelessness crisis.

Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she supports @GavinNewsom's order to clear encampments on state lands.

She also touts @RepMaxineWaters work to expand low-income housing.

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"Trauma... I've never seen anything like it... they were just so frightened..."

@SpeakerPelosi describes how her staffers felt Jan. 6.

Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she was prepared to "beat up" Donald Trump if he came to the Capitol: "I know I could take him... he's nothing."

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. @SpeakerPelosi gives her "3 M's" of campaigning:

1. MOBILIZE and own the ground
2. MESSAGING that's bold + progressive, but not menacing
3. MONEY to get the job done

She also gives @Elex_Michaelson her 3 "No's":

1. No wasted time
2. No underutilized resources
3. No regrets

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"All I think about is winning this election - everything is at stake"

@SpeakerPelosi says she's "on a mission, not a timetable" when considering her future.

She tells @Elex_Michaelson "one of the things we want to do when @KamalaHarris wins is democratize our democratic system"

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"I consider myself almost like a maestro... it's an orchestration..."

@SpeakerPelosi says she "loves being in the legislature."

She tells @Elex_Michaelson that being a "master-legislator" means "success" and "getting the job done."

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"If I had known it was going to include a hammer on the head of my husband - I would not have even asked for permission [to run]"

@SpeakerPelosi talks the attack of Paul Pelosi.

She tells @Elex_Michaelson that Trump, @elonmusk, etc are "uncivilized" for joking about the attack.

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"Whose interest are you serving by taking what Israel is doing out on @JoeBiden?"

@SpeakerPelosi reacts to Gaza protests.

She tells @Elex_Michaelson Democrats view Hamas as a terror org + are also concerned of the civilian collateral damage.

"We just have to have a ceasefire."

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"She needs no advice - she has made great strides, in a short period, to become the nominee of the Democratic party."

@SpeakerPelosi previews @KamalaHarris's DNC speech.

She tells @Elex_Michaelson that Harris "comes on the shoulders of @JoeBiden" and his "consequential" agenda.

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"This is a very different kind of election - we're running against someone who has, in my view, disrespected the office and dishonored the oath..."

@SpeakerPelosi discusses @JoeBiden's decision to drop out.

Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she has not spoken with Biden since.

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"I think it's really stupid..."

@SpeakerPelosi responds to critics who say @JoeBiden was forced out in a "coup."

"He decides not to run... [Harris] puts her name out... anybody else could have put their name out there too, they didn't..."

@Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

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This week on @TheIssueIsShow:

One of the most powerful & influential legislators in American history.

An hour with @SpeakerPelosi on “the art of power.”

Debuts @FOXLA 10:30p tonight.

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"What we're seeing now is, finally, Democrats recognizing the power of repetition + the power of simple messages that can actually resonate..."

@briantylercohen on the lessons of effective messaging Dems have learned from Donald Trump.

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"Republicans have operated under this guise - pretending they are something they are clearly not..."

In "Shameless," @briantylercohen writes the GOP uses branding to appear as the party of the Constitution, family values, law & order, etc.

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"If Steve Garvey feels one trip to the Middle East makes him an expert... I would quarrel with that kind of presumption..."

@AdamSchiff discusses the Israel-Hamas war.

He tells @Elex_Michaelson the U.S. needs to defend our ally, while also reducing civilian casualties in Gaza.