Matt Mahan

When Republicans see the name on the ballot with Republican next to it in a state where they haven't won statewide office in 15 years, they say, yeah, I like that guy who's a Republican.

So we have a lot of time for discussion.

this field to consolidate and i jumped in because no one was saying what's wrong with the state of california everybody in my party wants to simply blame somebody else for the problem and i think as democrats we have to remember that the best resistance is delivering results and we have to take ownership

of our public policy shortcomings and be really honest with voters that we can do better, but it's going to mean taking on the interest within our own party.

It's going to mean changing things in a way that won't always be popular.

I thought it was critically important to get into this race to speak to all of those undecided and disillusioned voters.

There has been very low enthusiasm for the field up until now.

People are now starting to tune in.

And I'm saying something very different.

And I think what you're going to see as we march toward Election Day is people hear that message.

I think it's going to resonate.

I'm seeing that as I travel around the state.

I was down on the border.

looking at the crisis of raw sewage flowing into the country through the Tijuana River.

I walked a skid row and we talked about the failures on homelessness, Altadena and the Palisades and our issues with how slow and expensive it is to build housing.

As we go around the state and talk to people about what's broken and why and how to fix it, we're getting an enthusiastic response.

My biggest challenge is most Californians still don't know who I am.

So thank you for letting me on the

Look, I'm a different kind of Democrat who reserves the right to think for myself, be independent in my thinking about policy issues and solutions.

But I still believe the Democratic Party is fixable.