Welcome to inaugural episode of The Gerrymander, a podcast that cuts through the b*llshit of American politics to make sense of the strategies, the stories, and the surveys shaping 2026 and beyond.

In this episode, Vrge Strategies Partner and Co-Founder Scott Gerber is joined by two giants of California politics – political consultant Jim Ross, who ran Governor Gavin Newsom's campaign for Mayor way back in 2003 and veteran pollster Ben Tulchin, whose work has shaped dozens campaigns and ballot measures across the country, including for both Governor Newsom and Senator Bernie Sanders.