John Otis
speaker
712 appearances
80 recordings
5 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 4 Sep
John Otis’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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You have been an outspoken proponent of this.
Governor Gavin Newsom, also a Democrat, has been an outspoken opponent of this.
What do you make of his opposition to this?
And when you apply how much of a change there's been on the value of a dollar, they failed.
Taking the role of attorney out of me?
No, no.
If I'm the average person looking at this case, looking at 48 hours, looking at some articles in the paper, you're probably gonna think that it's about time they got this guy.
That will be the part of me that's not the lawyer.
Abelardo de la Esprea, a criminal defense lawyer who has never before held political office, won a razor-thin victory, setting off celebrations in many Colombian cities.
According to a quick count by Colombia's National Electoral Council, de Lesprea topped Ivan Zepeda, a left-wing senator and protégé of President Gustavo Petro, by about one percentage point.
De Lesprea connected with voters by promising to crack down on crime and political corruption.
His victory reflects a broader shift across Central and South America, where right-wing presidents now govern much of the region.
However, Cepeda is refusing to concede and is demanding a partial recount.
For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.
Abelardo de la Esprea, a criminal defense lawyer who has never before held political office, won a razor-thin victory, setting off celebrations in many Colombian cities.
According to a quick count by Colombia's National Electoral Council, de la Espraya topped Ivan Cepeda, a left-wing senator and protege of President Gustavo Petro, by about one percentage point.
De la Espraya connected with voters by promising to crack down on crime and political corruption.
His victory reflects a broader shift across Central and South America, where right-wing presidents now govern much of the region.
However, Cepeda is refusing to concede and is demanding a partial recount.
For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.
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