As we all know, the Biden administration has been in office now for a year and the President’s popularity and that of the Democratic “brand” has taken a hit with voters.  We also have also had redistricting take place in California with shifts in the lines for congressional districts.

All of this has happened as we make our way to Primary elections in June and Midterm General elections in November.

So what is happening in the start of this Election Season with Democrats and challenges in those primaries there when most attention is paid to Republicans and the influence of Donald Trump?

To discuss further, KCBS News Anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell along with Professor of the Political Science Department at Sonoma State University David McCaun spoke with Aarika Rhodes, a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 32nd Congressional District in Southern California.