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Up next, Rob Smith is problematic. Part of the game was 360 now.

Caitlyn Jenner has thrown her hat in the ring to take over as governor of California,

but can the Republican Party take her? A transgender, Olympian, Hollywood celebrity may be too much

for the GOP to handle, but she may be just what they need to take California back. This is Rob Smith

is problematic.

All right guys, this is going to be a crazy year. First of all, we are twice a week now. We are

on Tuesdays and Friday, so if you're downloading this on Friday, thank you so much. We're twice a

week now. You guys are loving it, so there's going to be a little bit more problematic in your lives.

So let's just get right into this. So Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor of California.

When this was first announced in full disclosure, I was on the Rick Grinnell train because Rick

had been considering running for a governor for a while, privately behind the scenes. I think

it's pretty much an open secret. Obviously, I don't think that that's what he wants to do at this

point. The rumors about Caitlyn had been around for a while. And so when it was finally announced,

I was just like, okay, so what is this? Like, is this a joke? Is this for another reality show?

Like, what is going on here? Like, is Caitlyn Jenner really serious about this? And the reason

that I asked that is because California is such a mess right now. I mean, California is an

absolute mess. And the recall effort, the fact that they have over 1.7 million verified signatures

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