What Jon Lovett has said about 2026 California gubernatorial election
2 quotes · 2 episodes · May 3, 2026 – Jun 2, 2026
Jon Lovett, Co-host of Pod Save America; diarization split of the same speaker during the economics segment, has been quoted on 2026 California gubernatorial election 2 times in 2 episodes of Pod Save America, most recently on June 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lovett says he will vote for Steyer strategically to produce a Democrat-versus-Democrat runoff rather than Becerra against a Republican.
“I would much rather have two Democrats battling it out for the future of the Democratic Party in this state than I would have Becerra versus a Republican”
Pod Save America: Trump and Pod Save America Agree: JD Is Lame (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 29:12
Lovett argues California is in an emergency and that only Republican candidates showed passion about it in the debate.
“And the only people up there that seem to have fire about it were the Republicans”
Pod Save America: Bernie vs. the Robots (May 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:59
Episodes
Trump and Pod Save America Agree: JD Is LamePod Save America · Jun 2, 2026 · 1 h 36 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss Trump's abandoned slush fund, Iran talks, California, Iowa and Maine primaries, and JD Vance; Senator Andy Kim describes Delaney Hall.
Bernie vs. the RobotsPod Save America · May 3, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Jon Lovett interviews Bernie Sanders on AI risk, super PAC money and Israel arms sales, then Peter Hamby on left-wing political violence, Maine and California races.
Others on 2026 California gubernatorial election
- Megyn Kelly · 7 quotes
- Chad Bianco · 6 quotes
- Katie Porter · 5 quotes
- Jon Favreau · 5 quotes
- Tom Steyer · 3 quotes
- Dan Pfeiffer · 3 quotes
- Sean Davis · 2 quotes
- Matt Mahan · 2 quotes
Jon Lovett on other topics
- United States war with Iran · 10 quotes
- Gas prices and inflation · 4 quotes
- Political violence in the United States · 3 quotes
- White House ballroom project · 3 quotes
- Department of Government Efficiency · 2 quotes
- Death of Lindsey Graham · 2 quotes
- Proposed impeachment of Pete Hegseth · 2 quotes
- Artificial intelligence · 2 quotes