dr. melinda jackman back to talk about this.ving this amount of funding for this proposition? >> interests. this is how propositions work in california. you have money it pay signature gatherers to get things on ballot. >> that's an inordinate amount of money. >> it is. there were several props this year i think voters maybe felt like why do we have to decide these things that these are business regulations. >> we say this every election. why the respect lawmakers deciding some of these? >> why not sacramento. >> that's what we elected them for. there were all always propositions on the ballot in california that voters question. >> while we always complain about all the homework we have to do to sort through there it, at the same time, polls show californians do like having that direct power that, accountability, that check. >> we like our say. >> we like our say, exactly. >> can you talk a little bit about the controversy over prop and die al sis? >> the controversy is that the unions were backing prop to put put it on the ball

dr. melinda jackman. does nancy pelosi have a mandate here if she resumes leadership in the house? have to be re-elected as speaker. that he looks very likely. the democrats would have liked to have an even bigger wave tonight. they did what they set out to do which was gain a majority in the house. she's very likely to be the next speaker again. >> whether it was a wave or a ripping, they still got it done. >> they goit it done. >> talk a little bit about the net gain. 30 or more seats wat the projection. california democrats account for one in five seats in the new caucus. >> it's interesting because president trump was demon mizing it california running against california setting up california as you know, the of heart of the resistan resistance. and california's congressional delegation has a chance to push back now. they have some power now to perhaps push back against the president and lead that would resistance. >> but then let's go two years down the line. what are the odds that thinging will swing back the other way republican? >> well,ing that all depends on the president

dr. melinda jackman from san jose state university. we've been talking a lot about the governor's race. to win but yet he still had so many ads out there. >> that's true especially in the bay area where he was almost a lock for sure. he wanted his face out to bay area votes are. >> it wasn't a close race. i think he wants to win as big as possible. the bigger his victory, the more power, the more leverage he has in sacramento. >>, quote unquote, mandate? >> exactly. more he can claim an electoral mandate. if the dras win a super majority again in the state legislature, we've really got a democratic coalition going forward. >> in a lot of ways all these ads you saw on television gavin new sml ran against president trump not so much john cox. >> well, the campaign for 2020 starts tomorrow morning i think so he may be signaling looking ahead. >> do you think that's the case? everyone says. >> there's been a lot of speculation. >> will he run in 2020 or wait till '24. >> i'm sure ellen joy being governor of california. we'll see how his plans evolve. >> stand by, melinda. >> we've been wait