Politics 2022 with CPF Fellows

Let's Find Common Ground

USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future

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🗓️ 3 September 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

CPF Co-Directors Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy join our Fall 2022 CPF Fellows, Elan Carr, Jessica Lall, Ira Reiner, Noelia Rodriguez, and Maria Salinas for a lively discussion. They talk about the midterm elections (many predictions were made!), Los Angeles mayoral and sheriff elections, bridging the partisan divide, and their upcoming USC study groups.

Featuring:

Jessica Lall: President and CEO, Central City Association of Los Angeles; Fall 2022 Barbara Boxer Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Elan Carr: Former U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism; Fall 2022 Polak Foundation Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Ira Reiner: Former District Attorney for Los Angeles County; Fall 2022 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Noelia Rodriguez: Former Press Secretary and Communications Director to Laura Bush; Chief of Staff, Metrolink; Fall 2022 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Maria S. Salinas: President and CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce; Fall 2022 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Bob Shrum: Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
Mike Murphy: Co-Director, Center for the Political Future; NBC Political Analyst

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0:00.0	Welcome to the bully pulpit from the University of Southern California Center for the Political Future.
0:11.8	Our podcast brings together America's top politicians, journalists, academics, and strategists from across the political spectrum for discussions on hot button issues where we respect
0:22.0	each other and respect the truth. We hope you enjoy these conversations.
0:29.5	Welcome to those of you here. Welcome to people who are joining us on Zoom or on Facebook.
0:35.7	I'm Bob Shrum, the director of the Center for the Political Future,
0:38.6	here at USC Dornside. We're here for the next edition of our podcast, The Bulli Pulpit.
0:43.5	We'll have a discussion with our guests for about 40 minutes and then open this up to questions
0:47.9	from our audience. First, let me introduce our very special group of guests. Jessica Lal,
0:53.3	starting at the end of the table,
0:54.7	is the president and CEO of the Central City Association, an advocacy group focused on enhancing
0:59.8	downtown LA's vibrancy and increasing economic opportunity in the region. We're thrilled
1:04.7	that Jessica is joining us as our Barbara Boxer fellow this fall to lead a study group.
1:09.8	Elon Carr served as the U.S. Special Envoy
1:12.4	to monitor and combat anti-Semitism during the Trump administration. He was also a deputy
1:17.8	district attorney in Los Angeles County, a decorated officer in the United States Army Reserve,
1:22.6	and a one-time, quite interesting candidate for Congress. We're thrilled that he too will be
1:27.3	joining the
1:27.7	center as our 2022 Pollack Foundation Fellow. Our next fellow, Nuala Rodriguez, served as
1:33.6	Press Secretary and Director of Communications to First Lady Laura Bush, as Deputy Mayor for Dick
1:38.6	Reardon, and she's currently the chief of staff at Metro Lake, Southern California's regional rail
1:43.6	system. Ibrainer, another of our fellows this Lake, Southern California's regional rail system.
1:52.9	Ibrainer, another of our fellows this fall, headed the world's largest local prosecutor's office as the 39th District Attorney of Los Angeles for eight years.
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