A Conversation With US Senate Candidates Kevin de Leόn And Dianne Feinstein

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

By Brooke Ruth, Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke

Credit: Associated Press

Above: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif and California state Senate president pro tem and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Kevin de Leon are shown in this undated photo.

Aired 10/17/18 on KPBS Midday Edition

Special Coverage: A Conversation With US Senate Candidates Kevin de Leόn And Dianne Feinstein

GUEST:

Thad Kousser, professor of political science, UC San Diego

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On Wednesday, Midday Edition broadcast the first and maybe only public forum between California’s 2018 candidates for the U.S. Senate, incumbent Senator Dianne Feinstein and California State Senator Kevin de Leόn.

The hour-long conversation in San Francisco is set to begin at 12:10 p.m. It is hosted by the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California and moderated by PPIC president and CEO Mark Baldassare.

UC San Diego political science professor Thad Kousser joins Midday Edition for analysis of the candidates' conversation and the race.

A Conversation with Candidates for United States Senate

Aired 10/18/18 on KPBS News

Midday Edition presents live special coverage of the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California's discussion with the candidates for U.S. Senate.

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