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Left Out Loud is a progressive political podcast breaking down the biggest stories shaping our democracy. From up-to-the-minute political news and midterm election coverage to in-depth interviews with grassroots Democratic candidates, the show spotlights the voices and movements fighting for real change. Smart, informed, and unapologetically loud, Left Out Loud pairs sharp analysis with humor and plain-spoken commentary, cutting through the noise to focus on what actually matters. If you care about elections, organizing, and the future of the Democratic Party—and you like your politics with a little personality—this is the podcast for you.
Ally: All right.
Hunter, Miranda, welcome to Left Out Loud.
Thank you so much for joining us today.
Hunter: Thank you so much for having me.
I really appreciate it.
And thank you so much for the work you do.
It is so needed and important.
So very grateful to be here.
Ally: Thank you.
I appreciate that.
Um, Hunter, you are running for Congress
in the 47th District of California.
And so correct me if I'm wrong,
that is like the southern
county of, of Orange County.
It's like in the southernmost- Exactly.
... portion of Orange County on the coast.
Hunter: Yep, exactly.
So after Prop 50, which was the
proposition that kind of reorganized
the districts this last election,
um, we're now inclusive of, um,
cities like Irvine, Laguna Beach,
Dana Point, um, up into Tustin.
So kind of that whole southern swath
of Southern Orange County, like
you mentioned, um, onto the coast
of Laguna Beach and Dana Point.
So yeah.
Ally: I should have worn
my Dana Point hoodie.
I was there a couple of years ago.
Hunter: Perfect.
Ally: Had I known.
I didn't know Dana Point was in there now.
Um- Yeah.
So Hunter, tell us about
First of all, I've always kind of
thought of Orange County as traditionally
or historically a red county.
Um, I know that maybe that's not so
much the case now it's more purple.
Is that true?
Like, what are you seeing ... What
are, what's kind of the, the
voting trends happening- Yeah.
... in, in Orange County these days?
Hunter: Yeah, you're totally right.
So if there was for a long time,
that was kind of the Republican
stronghold in California.
Um, the majority of the seats, um,
the congressional seats, um, in
Southern California specifically
were, um, Republican held.
Um, that's basically f- completely
flipped over the last 30 years.
Um, so now we see the majority as
Democrats, um, especially after Prop
50, there's essentially one Republican
district left, um, which even now
has a lot of contention going on.
Um, if anyone's listening that lives
in the California's 40th district,
I'd highly l- recommend looking into
the primary that's going on right now.
Um, that one's gonna be very interesting.
But, um, now, like I mentioned,
it's, it's shifted a lot.
Um, and for example, we've seen a lot
of voices really demanding, and this
is not just something in Orange County
or even California, but across the
country, where people are realizing
that the status quo and politics as
usu- as usual is exactly the thing
that got us into these situations that
we're in now, and realizing that we
need to be electing different types of
leaders that aren't beholden to the same
systems that have, have got us here.
Um, so that's something that
we've seen, which we've been very
fortunate enough to be a part of
this wave of people wanting to step
up and, and bring about that change.
Um, so that's something that we've
seen in the district and obviously
across the country as well.
So it's very exciting in that regard.
Ally: Very exciting.
Seth, did you have a question?
You wanna
Seth: go next?
Yeah, yeah.
I mean, uh, right now, we gotta go ... I,
I gotta go hard off the top, right?
I'm coming off the top road- Yeah.
... because we have just had something,
uh, happen in the Supreme Court
where, uh, we have gutted parts
of the Voters, uh, Rights Act.
Um, it looks like red states are moving
very quickly to redraw their districts.
Louisiana is literally delaying
their election, their, pardon
me, their primaries that are
already in motion, right?
Or votes are already cast.
They are delaying that election
now to withdraw these districts.
Who knows what will
happen with those votes?
Who knows if people die, will
those votes be honored now?
Uh, th- this is insane.
And, you know, my home state of Alabama
topped on the train too, looks like
Tennessee will, will join, uh- Yeah.
... Louisiana as well.
So, uh, I just need to know
because, like, this is not our, our
father's ro- uh, Democratic Party.
And I feel like th- at this
moment, we have to be aggressive.
We have to fight fire with fire.
And I just need to know how you feel about
redistricting in general and just what
we need to do to, to meet this moment.
Hunter: Yeah, exactly.
Like you said, this is
not politics as usual.
This is exactly why we need new
types of leadership that is, are
willing to take bold steps to
prevent these things from happening.
So, for example, one of the policies
that we've been pushing strongly for is a
complete national ban on gerrymandering,
which would pre- essentially prevent
the states from doing it in the manners
that they have been, where you see
the most ridiculous dr- district-
districts being draw- drawn that have
nothing to do with geography, have no
consistencies and are solely there to
pocket certain political parties and
ensuring that they win those elections.
Um, and we've seen as a reaction
to what the Republicans have done.
We've seen, you know, in California,
New York is, um, in the process of
all these and other Democratic states
to try and counterbalance that.
But in order to address it directly
at the federal level, there has
to be a national ban and that's
something that we will be pushing for.
Um, in addition to that, there's
things that can be done at
the state level, for example.
We as Democrats need to
emphasize the vital importance
of winning state elections.
That's something that the Republicans
have done very well over the last 20, 30
years, and they've secured a lot of power
in those state houses, which ultimately
are the ones be- by the Constitution,
the ones that r- write the, the district
maps and draw these things, which is why
we see them drawn in such partisan ways.
Um, so we have to address that at
the state level and then at the
federal level, making sure that
we're working towards a national ban.
Ally: Yep.
I think that, that's a great point.
I see, you know, Democrats are
starting to wake up to the state game.
Um, you know, I've heard some
states talking about potentially
banning, uh, Citizens United
at the state level- mm-hmm.
um, and enshrining that into
their state constitutions.
So I hope that we continue to do that.
It's just we really don't have a choice
at this point, but to try and make
every possible change, um, in, you
know, states that have a blue majority.
Um, so Hunter, don't,
don't be angry with me.
If you've ever watched the podcast
or if you go back and watch previous
episodes, one thing I always say, or
I have said several times is I'm tired
of seeing attorneys and executives
running for political office.
You are an attorney, however, um, you,
you do state and municipal law, correct?
Um- Yes.
... and then also, this is what
I like about you, Hunter.
So, you know, I, I dug deep on you.
Um, you do some pro bono
immigration work as well.
Can you talk to me about ... I mean,
there couldn't be a better time for pro
bono, um, immigration attorneys right now.
It's so needed, I'm sure-
Hunter: Exactly.
...
Ally: across the country, but, you
know, especially in California.
So can you talk to me a little bit
about the work you're doing there?
Hunter: Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
No, so I've had the great fortune of
being able to work with the immigration
justice campaign, and one thing that
they do is work to get people that are
going through the immigration process,
whether that be, um, you know, people
that just arrived or people that have
been detained by ICE, kind of the,
the whole breadth of the immigration
process that people can go through.
Um, obviously now with the things that
we've been seeing with ICE with just
obvious blatant constitutional violations,
the, you know, the ins- intense policing
that we've seen across the board, across
the country, when it comes to ICE pe-
families being torn apart, people living
in fear, even immigrants that are here
legally are living in fear because
of the things that ICE are doing.
People that are full citizens
are living in complete fear.
This is something that
obviously cannot occur.
Um, and one of the things that
specifically in the immigration field, I
know this is a bit of a tangent, but one
thing that we, um, are p- are pushing for
in our campaign is the, um, abolition of
ICE being the fact that ICE was developed
as a post nine eleven, um, entity when
we were willing to give up so many of our
constitutional rights, uh, after the fear,
um, that was stirred up after nine eleven.
Um, and that's one of the things
that we need to do when we completely
overhaul our immigration system.
Um, but back to the pro bono work, like
you mentioned, it's so important that
people have that legal representation.
And that's often one of the largest
barriers that people go through is
that, for example, if you have a family
member that's picked up by ICE out
of the blue, one, you might not even
know for a few days that where they
actually are, whether or not they're
even detained, if they're alive or not.
After that, you have no idea what
their legal status is, whether or
not they're gonna be immediately
deported or whether or not what
that process actually looks like.
You as a family member are obviously
not gonna have experience in the
legal profession and know what
that system is going to be- Right.
especially with the craziness of
the Trump administration where
things are being changed just on the
dime fl- um, basically every week.
Uh, so you need that legal representation
to ensure that your, one, your
constitutional rights are being
protected, which every person in the
United States has a constitutional
right to due process, which is
something that the Trump administration
has violated countless times.
Um, and one of the things that is why
people need that proper representation.
And often, unfortunately, even when
they do have that representation, it
still results in their constitutional
rights being violated and, you know,
X, Y, Z, the, the consequences of that.
Um, so I am very fortunate
to be part of that.
Um, it's just a small thing to help
contribute to this massive problem that
we need to address at the systemic level.
We can't just r- rely on, you know,
attorneys trying to do what they can.
Um, it has to be addressed by us
completely overhauling our immigration
system, um, focusing in on humanity,
safety and fairness rather than the
cruelty that we see now, and which is
just objectively unjust and unfair.
So,
Ally: yeah.
Agreed.
Agreed.
So I apologize.
You get an exemption, right, from my
former proclamation that attorneys
should not run for office because,
you know, I mean, let's be honest,
Hunter, you've taken all of that
education and hard work that you put
into your law degree, and you're using
it to give back to your community.
So hats off to you.
I think that's wonderful
work that you're doing.
Hunter: I appreciate that.
And yeah, that's the thing.
There's so much power that people
with these, in these positions
of, you know, privilege can do.
And I, I, obviously, being, having the
opportunity to go to law school, we
have to utilize that privilege and that
power to help those that don't have that
and help the, you know, help as, and
as many people as possible with that.
Um, and I think that's one thing
Ally: that- I love that.
I wish all attorneys thought like
you, that's, that's wonderful.
Hunter: Right.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Unfortunately, there's, um, a lot that
are solely there for the money and
stuff, which, you know, everyone eats
their own, but there is a lot of power
that can come with those positions.
And that's, you know, obviously not
just me, but there's people, so many
people across the board that are
actively working to do those things, so
it's refreshing to see that for sure.
Yeah.
Seth: Yeah.
And that, and that's great to hear
because, you know, it, it's, it's
difficult, uh, to, to, to live in America,
to pay bills in America, especially
in a state like California and, and
you would know about that for sure.
Like, and the Democratic Party look
going forward looks like the platform's
gonna be, you know, number one on
the docket is affordability, right?
And that's the big name, that's
the, that's the big word out there.
Uh, what are, what are you doing, uh,
within your campaign and, and what do
you plan to do, uh, if you're elected
to, uh, to continue this, this, uh, this
movement for affordability across the
country and particularly in your state
of California where it's difficult,
uh, to, to make life affordable.
Hunter: Exactly.
No, that's, that's an amazing question
because like you said, that is the, at
the forefront of so many people's mind.
You know, the simple fact that people
can't afford to live, people that are
working full-time jobs, sometimes two
to three jobs, and they can't even
afford to feed their families, pay their
rent, you know, send their kids to good
schools and feed them healthy foods.
Like the most basic standard things
we need to live in the richest
country on earth is just- Yeah.
... complete insanity that
we've gotten to this point.
Um, and one of the biggest things in
the, one of the main reasons why we
wanted to get involved in this race
and actually challenge an, an incumbent
Democrat, um, who's been towing heel
with the establishment is that our entire
economic system has essentially been
monopolized by massive multinational
corporations that prevent us from having
true fair competition in our economy.
And that's why people
can't afford to live.
People, that's why you see, for
example, since 2020 alone, 50% of
inflation has been directly tied
to just corporate profiteering.
So the fact that these companies can
simply raise their prices because
there's no fair competition, and
that's something that's occurred
over the last 30, 40 years under both
Democratic and Republican leadership.
And unfortunately, the Democratic
Party has also been beholden to that
big money that they spend to get
people elected to do their bidding.
And that's one thing that
we've been calling out.
And one thing which is why we're, it's
so important to have alternative news
sources like you all is that you, you,
people actually talk about that here.
Yeah.
If you go to a mainstream media outlet,
name, you know, the list of all the
names that we know, um, you're never
gonna hear people talking about the fact
that those companies are monopolies.
The fact that basically every major
industry is completely monopolized
because we aren't properly enforcing
and updating our antitrust and anti, um,
corruption laws, and that's something
that Congress has to be willing to
do, and we have to have members that
are actually willing to call that out.
O- otherwise, we'll just keep seeing
the same exact things play out.
Um, so for example, if we wanna just keep
electing the same exact types of Democrats
that'll keep voting in the same exact way,
we're gonna end up in these same systems.
Or if we're willing to elect leaders
that are unbought from those positions
or, you know, unbeholden to those
companies or those donors and move the
needle in a new direction, that's, I
think, what's the most important thing.
Ally: I agree.
I mean, you know, the Democratic
Party, we are not blameless, um,
in getting us, you know, in, into
how we arrived at this situation.
Um, and, you know, we can't keep
hearing, like, the lesser of two
evils, both parties are the same.
We're not, um, we're- Exactly.
... certainly have a better track
record than Republicans on a
lot of these things- Oh, yeah.
but not good enough.
It's not good enough.
And I feel like, you know, we're
gaining for the first time in a really
long time all of this progressive
momentum because people are just tired.
Exactly.
And, and they're, they're tired of
the establishment kind of owning our
government, our politics, and also they're
just becoming more aware of it, right?
Hunter: Exactly.
Ally: It's impossible
to ignore at this point.
Hunter: And- So- ... Real quick to that
point, sorry, I, I don't wanna emphasize
that because you're completely right.
The Republican Party has been
completely dominated by MAGA and
Trumpism, and has obviously been
shown to be a, in a direct threat to
our Constitution and to our country.
And I, in no way equate that
to the, the Democratic Party.
Yeah.
But with that being said, in order for
us to win elections and actually prevent
that from what we've seen, you know,
we've lost to Donald Trump twice- Yeah.
... and we need a wake up call.
Okay.
We need to realize that the strategies
and the policies that we've been
running on are clearly not enough.
Like you said, we can't
just be good enough.
We have to be so much better.
Mm-hmm.
We have to be delivering
for working class people.
We have to be showing tangible results
where we can, you know, people can
wake up the next day and say, "Here's
an improvement in my life that's
been made because of these policies,"
rather than just, you know, catch
phrases and slogans, which we're
unfortunately we hear a lot of without
any actual specific policy behind it.
Um, so you're, yeah, I completely agree.
That is, that is such a good
point that we need to build the
strongest Democratic party possible.
Yes.
And in order to do that, we have to
break up, you know, the influence of big
money in our politics and call out our
own party that is also beholden to that.
We have to be willing to, you know, call
out the Democrats that are not willing
to make those bold, progressive steps and
move the country in a right direction.
So we have to be doing that to build
the strongest party possible- mm-hmm.
... knowing that we have to defeat
Republicans that we're running against.
Ally: Couldn't agree more.
And if we are able to do that
as a party, or at least the
majority of the party- Right.
... uh, we'll never lose another election.
It's really that simple.
Hunter: I completely agree.
Seth: And so, some of the largest
corporations, you know, they're,
they're in, in these monopolies,
they're the ones who are investing
in these data centers in AI, right?
Like, they're the ones- Exactly.
... who stand to gain the most from
moving to AI and laying off people in
favor of AI, thinking that, you know,
they'll get a s- a similar or better
result than hiring actual humans.
Uh, I just feel like we have to
get out in front of this- Yeah.
... bec- before it gets out of control.
Uh, Bernie Sanders has
been very vocal about it.
And I, and I, and I'd like you, for you
to tell everybody on our platform, you
know, what your plan is to get ahead of
it, uh, to, to, you know, talk about,
like, the training that you wanna do,
uh, with people in terms of, you know,
uh, preparing people for the future.
Yeah.
Because this is, this is coming whether
we like it or not, but it's, uh,
it's on us to do it responsibly and
to not let it get it out of control.
Hunter: Exactly.
And this is such a perfect example
of how government works as a whole.
The idea that our government has been
so far behind the ball when it comes to
AI regulation and what, like you just
said, this is gonna be something that
drastically changes the course of human
history, if we're being totally honest.
And if we as the United States
government aren't 10 steps ahead,
we're al- you know, we're, there's no
way we're gonna be able to catch up.
And right now, we have so much catching
up to do, which is why it's so important
that we have leaders that can actually
understand this new era of technology.
If you have people that are 90 plus years
old that don't even know how to use a
phone, it's really hard for people to
comprehend that type of technology- Yeah.
and help us to regulate that.
And most importantly is like you
mentioned that these companies are the
ones that are paying to fund a lot of
the campaigns of these politicians,
paying to help lobby them to write
laws that are beneficial to them.
And one thing as legislatures is the
most important thing that is part of the
job is making sure that the legislation
that's passed is actually beneficial
for the people of our country, not just
private corporations that are able to
make trillions of dollars at the expense
of our, of the people of our country.
So you mentioned data centers,
that's a huge issue where you see
these data centers that are complete
based environmental nightmares,
um, the, they disrupt job markets.
There's so many implications that can
come from that, but on the flip side, we
have to realize that this is the future,
that we have to be prepared for what
this is, what this is going to bring and
have policies that are built in to allow
people to best integrate into that system.
So you also mentioned, you know, job
training and moving the job sectors
into this new era of things, uh, under,
sorry, this new era of technology,
um, and ensuring that people have the
proper resources to, whether that be
transition to a new job or get the
training to enter into the workforce
into these types of jobs and realizing
that there's gonna be a massive shift
from, you know, labor intensive work
that ideally can be, you know, used, AI
systems can ideally do themselves to a
shift to more of, you know, managerial
positions or, you know, ex- whatever
that may look like, um, realizing that
we're gonna have that big shift in the
workforce, um, and being ready for that.
And then having discussions about
things like universal basic income
and things, you know, that would
help alleviate our society if that
big economic shift occurred, uh, and
just making sure that we are actually
engaging in these conversations,
working with the experts to develop
the best way forward rather than just
playing catch up like we currently see.
Ally: Yeah.
And, you know, I just wanna
add a little footnote to that.
China just passed a law that
you cannot replace workers
with AI, um, to save money.
So- Wow.
... America.
Hey.
Hunter: Yeah.
That sounds great.
Ally: Right.
I felt China was coming, man, but
they're making sure, right, that their
people are not go- are going to be
protected from being replaced by AI.
And I think that's really commendable.
Um, okay.
So Hunter, I looked through, you know,
I went to your website, looked at your
platform, something that jumped out at
me, which I think is personal to you.
Um, you are part of the Choctaw Nation
and you talked about tribal relations
in your, um, in your platform.
Tell me what that looks like to you.
How does that play out from a, from a
political, from a policy perspective?
Hunter: Yeah.
So that's one of the biggest things
that I think a- a lot of people can
agree that the federal government
has failed since the inception of our
country, obviously, is the relations
with tribal nations in our country.
And unfortunately, something that we've
seen for decades now is essentially kind
of the erasure of the s- the fact that
there are over 700 tribal nations within
the United States that have diplomatic
relations with the United States.
And these are sovereign nations that,
like I said, have diplomatic ties
with the United States, and people
don't really understand that or can
comprehend really what that means and
the complexities that go into that.
So for example, as a tribal citizen of
the Choctaw Nation, I am able to vote in
those elections and participate in that
governance as well as the United States.
So that's applicable to basically
obviously every other, uh, person that's
a tribal member in the, in the country.
Mm-hmm.
And one thing that we've failed
to do as a country is to actually
uphold the treaties that we've
signed with these tribal nations.
So one of the big things that we
will be working on is a, basically a
revitalization of what those partnerships
mean to ensure that the people of those
tribal nations that, who are American
citizens have everything that they need.
So one of the big issues we see on
tribal reservations and tribal nations
is the lack of access to clean water, for
example, healthcare services, economic
opportunities, internet, um, electricity.
There's some nations, uh, the
Navajo nation, for example, is
working on a big project to expand
electricity to all of their people.
So this is, you know, these are people
that need these essential things to live,
um, and something that the United States
has fundamentally failed to deliver on.
One of the biggest things that I think is
most exciting is integrating indigenous
knowledge into our environmental
practices, whether that be, you know,
agricultural things or fire prevention
or flooding or drought retention.
There's so many things that these
little experts in the places that they,
they're from know how to deal with these
environmental things and have been dealing
with them for thousands of years- Right.
... and being able to use
that indigenous knowledge.
So for example, in California, with
the fires that we have a huge issue
with, we have tribal nations here that
have been begging to work with state
governance or even local governments
to say, "Hey, we've been doing these
things for thousands of years and no way-
Ally: Yeah.
these
Hunter: things." And
that's just one example.
So that's one thing that, um, I think
the government you never really hear
talked about and one thing we need
to do a better job of addressing,
um, but yeah, so that's one thing
I'm incredibly proud of, uh, that I
get to be a part of that and working
with those tribal nations and tribal
leaders to, um, make that a reality.
Ally: I love
Seth: that.
You know, it, it ... I, so I lived in
North Carolina for most of my life before
I moved back to Alabama for school.
And, um, you know, w- we, we just, uh,
over a year ago, uh, Hurricane Helene
came in, uh, historic flood, um, and,
and, and it, and when you talked about how
the, how the tribes have been trying to
work with California to work on something
that they've been seeing for thousands
of years, the same, uh, you know, tribes
on our side, on the East Coast- Yeah.
had, were telling people, "Don't
build these roads by these
rivers. We've seen this before."
Hunter: Mm-hmm.
Seth: Yeah.
"You're not gonna like where this ends
up, because every once in a while,
there's a flood and everything gets
washed away and it is, it, it is such
a, a failure, uh, of our government
to not consult with our tribes who
have been here s- from the beginning.
Exactly.
It's so ignorant and, and arrogant.
The weather.
Right.
Yeah.
The arrogance to, to ... They, they
know the geography, the weather,
and to not consult them on ways
that they have been remedying, uh,
you know, disasters from millennia.
Exactly.
And, and it just blows
me away, blows me away.
It's crazy.
I had, I had to mention that
because it's just like, duh.
It's such a duh thing, but,
you know, what are you gonna
do old, old white folks, right?
So, uh, you know, you're a millennial like
I am, and, uh, the, the ... And one of the
biggest, uh, problems facing millennials
is that, uh, we are now the largest voting
block in the country, uh, and it, and it
feels weird to say that, but, uh, we are
still one of the least housed, uh, uh,
adult generations in, in, in the country.
And, uh, housing has been, uh, very
difficult to come by in terms of owning.
Uh, a lot of us are still renters,
nothing wrong with that, but, you
know, the American dream is to
have your own piece of land, right?
Little, little, little some, little,
uh, something to call home a house.
Uh, and, you know, housing is a big part
of your platform, um, and, you know,
speaking to the biggest voter block,
the millennials, uh, what, what is
your plan, uh, what are some steps that
you're taking, uh, to ensure that, uh,
we can have more home ownership across
the country, um, just here in America.
Yeah.
Hunter: No, exactly.
That's, like you said, one of the
biggest issues, especially in Southern
California, that's a massive issue.
The, the idea of someone growing up
here, um, for example, my parents
bought a house in the, or mid '90s,
they were to get a really good price
on in a really nice area, all that.
The idea of someone at their age in
their early 20s buying a house here
is such a foreign concept now- Yeah.
that, you know, it's
completely unrealistic.
Um, and the fact that that's become
the reality that people just default
to as being like, "Oh, well, you know,
too bad, so sad, you just gotta work
harder." That's just not the case where
you've seen the statistics of, you
know, income levels versus the pricing
and they just do not match up at all.
The pricing has just drastically
out, you know, outpaced what people
are actually making in this state.
And this is something that's
not just applicable to
Southern California, obviously.
Right.
This is a national
issue that we're seeing.
Um, and one of the biggest problems
that is, that is actually particular
to, um, Southern California, but also
obviously the nation is that we've seen
institutional investors coming in and
buying up these single family homes,
pricing out actual single families, and
then those, those are basically massive
conglomerates that buy out these, the
housing market, um, and we've seen them
increasing their, the percentages of
single family homes that they've been
buying basically every single year.
So one of the things we wanna do to
directly address that is put a complete
cap on the amount of homes that
institutional buyers can buy so that
they can't come in and say, say there's
a single family that just, you know,
scraped up enough money to put down a down
payment, then suddenly an institutional
buyer comes in with a cash payment
that's an extra additional 30 grand.
Obviously, the seller's
gonna take that offer.
And that's something that's been
really affecting single families.
This is on top of one of the biggest
things is actually increasing the supply,
obviously, which is vitally important
in order to reduce those prices, but not
just increasing the supply and the, the
traditional ways that we've been doing
them, making sure that these are commu-
the communities that we're building
are communities that are actually
allow people to afford to live there.
So that's moving forward more towards,
you know, integrated housing where
there's, you know, different types of
housing in a different area, integrating
that with market communities, all these
different things that we can be doing to
ensure that these are actually gonna be
affordable housing, um, rather than just
the, the fairytale dream we're often sold.
Um, so yeah, that is obviously a, a
massive issue and something that needs to
be at the top of mind, um, for anyone, so.
Ally: Yep, absolutely.
All right.
I don't wanna take up too much more of
your time because you have the busiest
weekend ahead of you that you've had so
far in all of your campaign, which we'll
talk about in a second, but every guest
we bring on the podcast, I have to ask
the same question to already know the
answer, but we like to hear it out loud.
So Hunter, Miranda, do you
take any corporate PAC money?
I
Hunter: do not.
We are incredibly proud to
be 100% grassroots funded.
Ally: And no foreign interest money,
no APAC money, all grassroots, right?
Hunter: Yep.
No foreign interest, no APAC.
And that's something that we plan
to do from, that's what we pledge
to do from the beginning of our
campaign through the entirety of it.
Um, I, sometimes there's people
that's like to say that at the
beginning and then suddenly- Yeah.
... right at the end, they
suddenly get a bunch of-
Ally: They need that boost.
Hunter: Yeah.
Yeah.
Um, so no, we are incredibly proud.
And that's something that we're working
to tackle is campaign finance reform I
think has to be the number one priority
for so many campaigns because if you don't
address the root cause of actually who
we get elected to change all the other
laws that we've just talked about, um,
then nothing's gonna actually change.
So we have to change where this
money's coming from, who's able to
fund these campaigns that increase
the transparency of that and, you
know, open a public ... Option.
There's a l- a list of things that we can
be doing to really reform how we elect
people, and that's something that has
to be called out and addressed directly.
Um, but yes, we're, we're very
fortunate to be 100% grassroots.
Ally: Love to hear that.
Um, okay.
So before we wrap up and you talk to
everyone about how they can find you
and what you need to help support your
campaign, tell us, Hunter, why this
coming weekend is going to be the busiest
weekend of your campaigning so far.
Hunter: Yeah, so ballots
drop in three days now.
So May 4th is when ballots
come out in California.
So if anyone hasn't registered
to vote, you have until May
18th in California to register.
So be sure to do that
before that deadline.
You'll then be either sent a mail-in
ballot or you can go in person to vote.
You can also take in your mail-in
ballot to the in- person place
if you wanna do that as well.
Um, so there, you have plenty
of time to still register, but
make sure you're doing that.
Um, and like you said, this is
gonna be one of the biggest,
busiest weekends of the campaign
because ballots drop in three days.
We need to be doing everything
we can to get the word out.
Um, so yeah.
Ally: Very exciting.
Very exciting.
Um, we wish you obviously the best of
luck in your campaign over this weekend.
I hope a lot of people turn
out, get to know you better.
Hunter, what do you need in these final
days before, you know, the primary is
on June 2nd where that's the deadline,
right, for voting in the primary.
What kind of support do you
need between now and then?
Do you ... Is it strictly donations?
Is it ... Are you looking
for volunteers still?
How, how, what kind of help can
our audience provide and where
can they find more about you?
Hunter: Yeah, so you can ... On all social
medias, we are Hunter Miranda 2026, and
then our website is huntermiranda2026.com.
So all of our information's out there,
you can follow us and see what we're
doing on a daily basis with the campaign.
You can also go to our website to check
out our whole policy platform where
we really dive deeper into a lot of
these really big issues, um, and how we
actually, you know, on day one, plan to be
pushing specific policies that can deliver
for working class people in this country.
Um, and one of the biggest things
we need now is just people's
support across the board.
So whether that be something like a
comment on a social media post, obviously
donations are a big thing, being that we
are fully grassroots funded, any amount
helps, even if it's something as small as
a dollar that goes so far in, in helping
us secure a victory for the campaign.
And also if anyone's in Southern
California and wants to help knock
doors, we are b- literally out every
single day canvassing the area.
So if anyone wants to volunteer, they can
go to huntermiranda2026.com/volunteer,
fill out our form, we'll get you
on board, we'll get you set up.
We also have phone banking
opportunities if anyone
So even if you're not in the district
and wanna help by calling voters, you
can also sign up there and we'll send
you all the information you need.
Um, and yeah, so just, and spread
the word as much as possible.
I would also really like to
highlight that I am a part of a
national coalition of people that
are running across the country.
So even if you're not in California or
in our district, wherever you are, look
into the races that are happening in your
district and the, whether that be for
Congress, State House, State Senate, um,
local races are all so, so important.
And it's so important that we as voters
demand these changes by constantly
participating in our elections and
doing research into the candidates.
Don't just take for granted that, "Hey,
this is the incumbent, so they must
be fine. Let me just vote for them."
Actually look into who's challenging,
what other potential options there are
is, is so important in our democracy.
Yeah.
So.
Ally: Critical, critical this year
to really look into the candidates.
Make sure they represent your values.
Um, make sure they're
ready for this fight.
And Hunter, Miranda, you've
convinced me that you are.
I think you're fabulous.
Our first attorney, um, I'm Eating Crow
because- ... I think you are going to
be a fantastic, uh, Congress member.
Seth, final words for Hunter?
Seth: Uh, Hunter, real- again,
thank you so much for the time.
Uh, really impressed with you, man.
And, uh, I'm just, you know, hoping
that, you know, all, all your hard
work, uh, comes out, uh, to something
good, man, because, uh, clearly you know
what you're doing, you're involved in
your community and, uh, and even though
California's a big, big and blue, uh,
clearly we're gonna have to, to continue
our work in California with everything
else that's going on across the country.
So again, thank, thanks for, thank
you for so much for the time.
Ally: Yeah, absolutely.
Hunter: Uh, thank you.
I am, I'm so appreciative
and grateful to be here.
And for, again, like I said, the
work y'all do is so important and
needed, so keep it up, keep up the
good work and thank you so much.
Ally: Thank you, Hunter.
Yeah.
It's been a real pleasure.
And we'll keep our eye on you.
And if you need anything, you're
a friend of the show now, you
can come back at any time.
Just let us know.
Seth: Absolutely.
Yeah.
Hunter: Thanks so much.
Ally: All right.
Bye, Hunter.
Thank you.
Seth: Well, Allie, uh, we just got done
talking with Hunter Miranda and I mean,
an extremely impressive individual.
Ally: Mm-hmm.
Seth: Um, you know, w- really
cares about his community.
Uh, and obviously, I'm millennial,
always giving points for that.
Hunter: Amen.
Seth: Uh, and it's just that, that we
love to see the younger, uh, generation
take up the mantle, understand, uh, you
know, prioritizing the right things.
And I think that we just found
out that Hunter's another guy that
i- has his priorities in order.
Um, again, not gonna take pack
money, uh, grassroots guy.
This is what we're talking about
when we're talking about giving the
Democratic Party a facelift- Yeah.
... while also kicking MAGA
to the side of the road.
Ally: And those two things
are not mutually exclusive.
Seth: Right.
Ally: We can reform this party
and shape it into the party of the
future that's gonna be actually
beneficial for all Americans while
kicking the shit out of MAGA.
And guess what?
If we reform this party, we'll be
continuing to kick the shit out of the
Republican Party for time and memoriam.
This is what we need to do.
This is the direction the
party has to move to hear that
DNC, we're talking to you-
Seth: Yep.
...
Ally: get on board because
this is where we're going.
Seth: Yeah.
Ally: Um, yeah.
Hunter, remarkable.
Love that he has taken all of this
knowledge, his law degree, given back
to his community in any way that he
can, you know, making himself available
to his community members, great
conversation, excellent candidate.
Um- We
Seth: need guys like that to be like the
face of the, of the new Democratic Party.
I mean- Really do.
We're, we are not, we are
not gonna sit back anymore.
I'm so, I was so glad to hear that he was
on board with being aggressive, doing what
it takes to respond to the undemocratic
ways of these red states and what they are
doing to try to rest power, uh, or keep
power, what little sliver they have left.
I mean, it, we need guys like him who
are, we're, we're, we're thinking,
we're t- we're thinking into the future.
We are, we're completely different, we're
being aggressive and, uh, and he's on,
and he's on board with that, so I love it.
Ally: I mean, that's what we need.
Christina Aguilera, where's, you
know, if we had the money, we'd be
playing a little fighter right now.
Seth: Yeah.
Ally: You know, we're not quite
there yet, but we, we, we carry on.
We soldiered on.
Seth, that was so much fun.
Love that guy.
Um, we've got another interview coming
up this week, and we might do some news
this week, and then we have another
interview scheduled for after that.
So interviews are
starting to pick up, guys.
We're excited about it.
Yep.
We're so pumped to keep bringing
you these really high quality,
progressive, grassroots candidates.
I hope you're enjoying it.
And, um, I guess I'll see you next time.
Seth: Yes, indeed.
Primary season is heating up.
Ally: Love it.
Bye, Seth.
Bye.