{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"VOTE COUNTING IN CALIFORNIA; THE LONGEST IN THE WORLD? - #954","description":"Michael Savage takes aim at California\u2019s slow vote-counting process, arguing that the state\u2019s weeks-long election tabulation has become a symbol of deeper political dysfunction. Comparing California to places like Florida, Germany, India, and Argentina, Savage questions why one of America\u2019s largest and most technologically advanced states takes so long to produce final results. He also reflects on his appearance on Gavin Newsom\u2019s podcast, where he says he pressed the governor directly on the issue and received what he describes as a vague \u201cword salad\u201d response. From there, Savage broadens the argument into a larger critique of California\u2019s political leadership, taxes, population loss, and the exodus of residents and wealth to states like Florida, Texas, and Nevada. ","author_name":"THE SAVAGE NATION","author_url":"https:\/\/michaelsavage.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41537955\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41537955"}