Rick Hansen is joined by Christian Grose, Sara Sadhwani, and Chris Tausanovitch to discuss what the 2026 midterms mean for the country and for California. What do the results reveal about the last two years of President Trump’s term, and about the country’s direction in 2028 and beyond? Where are voters divided, and where do they agree? What can November’s vote teach us about California voters? 

Rick Hansen: director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law
Christian Grose: professor of political science and public policy at USC
Sara Sadhwani: award-winning political scientist and professor of politics at Pomona College
Chris Tausanovitch: professor of political science at UCLA