When and Why the Bay Area Became So Liberal

Bay Curious

KQED

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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There’s no question that today, the nine-county Bay Area votes solidly blue. But it hasn’t always been this way. One of the most conservative Republican candidates ever picked, Barry Goldwater, was nominated right here in 1964. So, how did the Bay Area become a bastion of blue? Additional Reading: When and Why the Bay Area Became So Liberal Political Breakdown Podcast Prop Fest Series KQED's 2022 Voter Guide Read a transcript of this episode Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Scott Shafer. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font and Brendan Willard. Our Social Video Intern is Darren Tu. Additional support from Kyana Moghadam, Jen Chien, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Jenny Pritchett and Holly Kernan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:03.0	It's election season again, and well, thankfully, it's been a little less intense than the
0:08.0	2020 election.
0:09.5	There are some hot-button issues this time around.
0:12.8	Californians will be voting on all kinds of things
0:15.1	from abortion access to whether the state should allow
0:18.0	sports betting and how.
0:20.1	Check out our Propfest series
0:21.8	for a full breakdown on what you'll see on your ballot.
0:24.6	You can find it in our podcast feed or at KQED.org. ProPfest. best. Now, there's no question that today, the Nine County Bay Area votes solidly blue,
0:40.0	but it hasn't always been this way.
0:42.0	One Bay Curious listener wants to know. but it hasn't always been this way.
0:42.8	One Bay Curious listener wants to know,
0:45.0	when and why did the Bay Area become overwhelmingly liberal?
0:49.2	We've got answers.
0:51.1	This episode first aired on the podcast in August of 2020. I'm
0:55.1	Katrina Schwartz in for Olivia Alan Price and this is Bay Curious.
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1:23.2	So when did the Bay Area become so liberal?
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