Some Choices, Once made, Can’t easily be undone: Gerrymandering, California Politics, and Social Trends – Smerconish on NCS

In this episode, Michael Smerconish discusses the implications of California presumably following Texas in mid-decade redistricting, difficult the state’s unbiased redistricting fee. He examines the polarization pushed by gerrymandering and self-sorting, and the potential penalties for the 2026 midterms. Smerconish additionally hosts election analyst David Wasserman to investigate the political panorama if California’s initiative to desert its unbiased fee succeeds. The present shifts to a dialogue on social tendencies, together with Americans’ declining social gathering tradition, lowered alcohol consumption, and the influence of isolating behaviors. Randy Carter shares his expertise from the 1965 A-TEAM program, highlighting the robust realities of handbook labor and its trendy implications. The episode wraps up with a contentious debate over Jeffrey Epstein’s loss of life and a name for extra social mingling to handle growing societal polarization.