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Aug 22, 2025 34 min

Kevin Mullin on Redistricting and Winning Back Congress

from The Game Hosted by Mark Simon and Bob Marks

In this episode of The Game, Mark Simon sits down with Congressman Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco) to talk about the California gerrymandering ballot measure, his time in Washington this year and what the Democrats need to do to regain control of the House and Senate. Bob Marks is 'on assignment'. Chapters (00:00) - Intro & Kevin Mullin on California's redistricting measure (05:19) - Fighting fire with fire or sinking to their level? (07:10) - New district maps and the campaign ahead (10:58) - Threat to democracy vs. kitchen table issues (15:30) - Where is the Democrats' plan for 2026? (18:26) - The Democratic brand and lessons from the 2024 loss (23:27) - Big tent: should the party move back to the middle? (27:52) - Serving in the House as a junior minority member (31:13) - Mullin's knee surgery and recovery The Game is hosted by Mark Simon and Bob Marks and produced by Frank Bravo, BravoITC.com and YourTechMakeover.com. Watch or listen to every episode at TheGamePeninsula.com.

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In this episode of The Game, Mark Simon sits down with Congressman Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco) to talk about the California gerrymandering ballot measure, his time in Washington this year and what the Democrats need to do to regain control of the House and Senate. Bob Marks is 'on assignment'. Produced by Frank Bravo (BravoITC.com)

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Kevin Mullin on Redistricting and Winning Back Congress

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  1. 0:00 Intro & Kevin Mullin on California's redistricting measure
  2. 5:19 Fighting fire with fire or sinking to their level?
  3. 7:10 New district maps and the campaign ahead
  4. 10:58 Threat to democracy vs. kitchen table issues
  5. 15:30 Where is the Democrats' plan for 2026?
  6. 18:26 The Democratic brand and lessons from the 2024 loss
  7. 23:27 Big tent: should the party move back to the middle?
  8. 27:52 Serving in the House as a junior minority member
  9. 31:13 Mullin's knee surgery and recovery

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