How the “Politics Industry” Breaks Everything: ICE, CA Governor’s Race & Reform | Steve Peace - EP25

Independent Voter Podcast · Feb 5, 2026 · 1h 7m

Steve Peace, co-founder of the Independent Voter Project and architect of California’s top-two primary, breaks down the wide-open CA governor’s race and why campaigns still think in party buckets. The hosts dig into open primaries + ranked-choice, ICE/immigration and civil liberties, voter ID and ballot security, and the controversy over seized Fulton County ballots—plus a quick update on Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and the USS Midway’s Freedom Park.

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00:00:00 – Welcome to…