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The John Batchelor Show

PREVIEW; From a happy conversation about California politics, I am surprised to learn from Bill Whalen of Hoover that the popular and handsome Governor Newsom has a budget hole worse than Argentina's to the IMF.

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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PREVIEW; From a happy conversation about California politics, I am surprised to learn from Bill Whalen of Hoover that the popular and handsome Governor Newsom has a budget hole worse than Argentina's to the IMF.

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This is John Batts.

0:31.0

A conversation with my longtime good friend Bill Wayland, the Hoover Institution,

0:35.1

who watches California very closely from Palo Alto, about Governor Newsom, who's understood

0:40.8

as a plan B for the Democratic Party, the presidential candidate in waiting.

0:47.0

Very well prepared. San Francisco, the governor's mansion now, looking for sponsorship from the Getty family and others. He is much

0:56.5

comfortable on Fox News recently debates, appearances, remarks.

1:02.6

And now the question of governance, popular outside of the state,

1:06.6

how's he doing inside the state?

1:08.6

I ask Bill, and I'm surprised to learn,

1:11.9

there's a deficit and why. Here's Bill. How's he doing with

1:16.8

his legislature in Sacramento? Good evening to you. Good evening, John. He is not doing

1:22.1

as well as he would like. The California legislative analyst who studies California's fiscal outlook came out with a report on Thursday, John, and he announced that there is a 68 billion dollar hole in California's finances.

1:36.0

California's budget last summer was $310 billion so you're looking at about a one

1:40.9

and five dollar hole that needs to be filled next year which

1:43.7

means for Gavin Newsom who would like to go around the country showcasing that

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