The debate over debates continues, with two scheduled between the presidential candidates but no agreement yet on a vice presidential showdown. This will be a debate season unlike any other in recent presidential campaign history.

Having the first presidential debate in summer, before the candidates are even formally nominated at their party conventions, is without precedent. And this will be the first time in many years that the format adopted by the Commission on Presidential Debates has been abandoned.

So as of now, there are just two debates scheduled between President Biden and former president Trump, and none confirmed yet between Vice President Kamala Harris and the Republican running mate, who of course has not been chosen yet.

Harris, from the Bay Area, has agreed to a debate hosted by CBS News in either July or August, but the Trump campaign prefers one hosted by Fox News. Negotiations between the two campaigns and the networks continue, and we do expect a decision on a Veep debate soon.

This is the state of California, hosted by KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern, Patti Reising, and Bret Burkhart.

The debate over debates continues, with two scheduled between the presidential candidates but no agreement yet on a vice presidential showdown. This will be a debate season unlike any other in recent presidential campaign history.
Having the first presidential debate in summer, before the candidates are even formally nominated at their party conventions, is without precedent. And this will be the first time in many years that the format adopted by the Commission on Presidential Debates has been abandoned.
So as of now, there are just two debates scheduled between President Biden and former president Trump, and none confirmed yet between Vice President Kamala Harris and the Republican running mate, who of course has not been chosen yet.
Harris, from the Bay Area, has agreed to a debate hosted by CBS News in either July or August, but the Trump campaign prefers one hosted by Fox News. Negotiations between the two campaigns and the networks continue, and we do expect a decision on a Veep debate soon.
This is the state of California, hosted by KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern, Patti Reising, and Bret Burkhart.

A daily deep dive into an issue of public policy or politics that's driving the conversation in California. Each day, we interview a guest who's a newsmaker, public official, or expert.

A daily deep dive into an issue of public policy or politics that's driving the conversation in California. Each day, we interview a guest who's a newsmaker, public official, or expert.

The State of California

A daily deep dive into an issue of public policy or politics that's driving 
the conversation in California. Each day, we interview a guest who's a 
newsmaker, public official, or expert.

Upcoming presidential debates defy norms

With Kamala Harris the presumptive Democratic nominee, politicians and pundits on both sides of the aisle are scrambling to alter their messaging ahead of the election.

For more on this, KCBS Insider Doug Sovern spoke with Anna Sampaio, professor of ethnic studies and political science at Santa Clara University, who specializes in race and gender politics.

With Kamala Harris the presumptive Democratic nominee, politicians and pundits on both sides of the aisle are scrambling to alter their messaging ahead of the election.
For more on this, KCBS Insider Doug Sovern spoke with Anna Sampaio, professor of ethnic studies and political science at Santa Clara University, who specializes in race and gender politics.

Harris invigorates some on the left and sends some on the right scrambling

Presumptive Democrat nominee Kamala Harris continues to
campaign for president, as Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail too

New polling shows Harris pulling Black voters and young people
away from former president Trump, but Black Lives Matter is not happy with the
way Harris got the nomination

Black Lives Matter, the organization that was born in Oakland, has put
out a statement denouncing the Democratic Party for anointing Harris as Biden’s
replacement, calling it a “blatant” and “unacceptable” disregard for democratic
principles, and calling for a virtual snap primary instead to choose the new
Democratic Party nominee. BLM says while it was no big fan of President Biden,
the way he was bullied out of the race by elite donors and party bigwigs was
troubling and undemocratic.

For more, KCBS Insider Doug Sovern and KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Shalomyah Bowers, a member of the board of directors of Black Lives Matter and one of its leaders. This is the State of California.

Presumptive Democrat nominee Kamala Harris continues to campaign for president, as Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail too
New polling shows Harris pulling Black voters and young people away from former president Trump, but Black Lives Matter is not happy with the way Harris got the nomination
Black Lives Matter, the organization that was born in Oakland, has put out a statement denouncing the Democratic Party for anointing Harris as Biden’s replacement, calling it a “blatant” and “unacceptable” disregard for democratic principles, and calling for a virtual snap primary instead to choose the new Democratic Party nominee. BLM says while it was no big fan of President Biden, the way he was bullied out of the race by elite donors and party bigwigs was troubling and undemocratic.
For more, KCBS Insider Doug Sovern and KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Shalomyah Bowers, a member of the board of directors of Black Lives Matter and one of its leaders. This is the State of California.

BLM is displeased with the Democratic Party for "anointing" Kamala

Vice President Kamala Harris had her first campaign rally today as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Today Harris locked up some more key endorsements, and the first poll taken since President Biden dropped out of the race shows Harris beating Donald Trump.

Yes, the Reuters/Ipsos poll, the first one taken entirely since Sunday, gives Harris a 2-point lead over Trump, and it’s a 4-point lead with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the survey too. She seems to be getting a bit of a bounce from all the positive publicity, the party falling in line behind her as the nominee, and of course a record haul of almost a quarter of a billion dollars in campaign donations just since Sunday. Harris now has locked up enough delegates, including the entire California delegation, to secure the nomination on the first ballot next month in Chicago, and she will technically be nominated by virtual roll call at the end of next month. 

For more on where the campaign goes from here, and the lines of attack from both sides, KCBS insider Doug Sovern and KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Steve Caplan, an Adjunct Instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and an expert on advertising, digital media and marketing in politics. This is the State of California

Vice President Kamala Harris had her first campaign rally today as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Today Harris locked up some more key endorsements, and the first poll taken since President Biden dropped out of the race shows Harris beating Donald Trump.
Yes, the Reuters/Ipsos poll, the first one taken entirely since Sunday, gives Harris a 2-point lead over Trump, and it’s a 4-point lead with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the survey too. She seems to be getting a bit of a bounce from all the positive publicity, the party falling in line behind her as the nominee, and of course a record haul of almost a quarter of a billion dollars in campaign donations just since Sunday. Harris now has locked up enough delegates, including the entire California delegation, to secure the nomination on the first ballot next month in Chicago, and she will technically be nominated by virtual roll call at the end of next month. 
For more on where the campaign goes from here, and the lines of attack from both sides, KCBS insider Doug Sovern and KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Steve Caplan, an Adjunct Instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and an expert on advertising, digital media and marketing in politics. This is the State of California

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