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Side. tim miller is a former rnc spokesman author of why we did it, a travelog from the republican road to hell. and leah lippman is a professor university michigan law school, co-host of the podcast and -- leah let me start with you on the michigan question because i do think it's a fascinating snapshot of the politics of this. it first came to my attention through you calling my attention to it. what is going on with the ads there that abortion opponents are running in that state against a state referendum? >> i mean, the bottom line is they don't want to have to defend their actual position...

Like commissions, independent commissions, that draw the lines. california most notably. so it can't be a sort of like machine-oriented, brass tacks, aggressive partisan exercise. then the third thing which you didn't mention which we've covered, you do have some republican states where you've got some sort of body that's supposed to be a regulator on this. that's true in ohio, iowa, utah. in which republicans have basically steamrolled it. they come back and like, oh, here's our fair maps. and they're like, get out of here with your fair maps. in utah, where there's an overwhelming state refe...

You have very aggressive republican-controlled states. they control a lot of states. we have a bunch of democratic states where there are things like commissions, independent commissions that draw the lines. california most notably. it can't be alike machine oriented brass tacks, aggressive partisan exercise. the third thing, you have republican states where you have a body that is supposed to be a regulator on this. that's true in ohio, juvenile, join utah. it will republicans of basically just steamrolled. they come back and are like oh, this is our airfare maps. they're like get out here. i...

Prosecuting theft the critics say criminal justice reform like ending cash bail for crimes and democrats run counties like los angeles and san francisco county is to blame for the retail theft. prop 47, a state referendum passed in 2014 downgraded to a misdemeanor for stolen items with a value of $950 or less. say it's effectively giving leaves the green light to commit crimes. however, governor gavin newsom defends this law. >> prop 47 was passed the last full year, now it shows property larceny crimes are down 11%, nothing to do with these laws we put on the book, sideshows to what's happeni...

Smash and grab robberies in the bay and los angeles areas resulting in tens of thousands of dollars of stolen merchandise. on black friday group of suspects stormed lakewood and stole crowbars, sledge hammers before jumping into get away vehicles. take a listen to an employee's testifying account of what happened. >> we closed the front entrance and they put their sledge hammers up whoever got in the way they were going to hurt them and then they actually threatened a customer but he got away and they just ran out and the cops got here shortly. christina: law enforcement believe the flash mob ...