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Former FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel Talks Money in Politics, Russian Election Meddling and Stormy Daniels

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Former FEC Commisioner Ann Ravel with KQED Political Breakdown hosts Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer. (Jeremy Siegel/KQED)

The race for California Governor heats up as Antonio Villaraigosa and John Cox vie for the second spot behind front-runner Gavin Newsom (0:55), and Dave Jones sues his rival for Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, over a courthouse campaign ad (4:10). Then, Scott and Marisa are joined by former Federal Election Commissioner Ann Ravel, who talks about wondering whether her dad worked for the CIA in Chile when she was a kid (11:05), the difference between Sacramento and Washington politics (17:35), concerns over America’s response to Russian election meddling (22:24), and why she thinks the Stormy Daniels payment needs to be investigated (26:56).

 

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