Lee should drop out for two reasons. She's splitting the progressive vote with Porter, which benefits Schiff. And she's 77 years old. California and the country were outraged that Feinstien didn't have the dignity or class to resign prior to her death. And for some reason Lee thinks now, at nearly 80, is the time to begin a new path of public service.
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You know it’s bad when- thanks to the other party- you have to check if “brawl” is literal.
wrestling announcer voice "Porter, with the whiteboard! ... Oh my god the humanity!"
quick, somebody get Bernie a chair.
BAH GAWD THAT’S AOC’S MUSIC
Katie Porter is the real deal. End of story
She's got my vote.
And my axe!
Also my vote.
What a good time to donate to the Katie Porter campaign. Or even volunteer, if you live in Cali and have the time.
March 5th is coming very soon.
So she'll want a strong home stretch blitz. Or were you just trying to shit on dems instead of actually support the best candidate? Sorry, if so.
I'm voting for Porter.
She's one of the best politicians we have.
“The progressive movement has followed this race with growing unease,” said a prominent progressive operative who spoke candidly on condition of anonymity. “The polling suggests both Lee and Porter are splitting the same voting bloc and could allow Adam Schiff — a white straight man without much of a progressive record to run on — to avoid a one-on-one matchup with a formidable, tested progressive in deep blue California. National progressives need to coalesce behind the most viable progressive candidate ASAP and the candidate with the toughest path needs to step aside for the good of the movement.”
This is why first past the post sucks...
We need ranked choice voting and we need it yesterday.
The Adam Schiffs and Nancy Pelosis of the world think it works just fine
Those in power would say that tho.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
So it’s no surprise that the contest to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein has devolved into a pitched battle between prominent Democratic House members eyeing the coveted job.
The race has sparked fiery attacks between Democratic establishment favorite and frontrunner Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank and economic-populist Rep. Katie Porter of Orange County fueled by some chicanery to try to exploit the state’s top-two system.
The shadow-boxing began nearly a month ago when Schiff rolled out a TV ad cheekily promoting Garvey, calling him “too conservative” for California and tying him to former President Donald Trump.
She recently debuted a digital ad drawing attention to the little-known GOP candidate Eric Early, calling him “way too MAGA for California” and more pro-Trump than Garvey.
Progressives are increasingly fearful that their two candidates — Porter and Lee — will split left-leaning voters and lock each other out, paving the way for a Schiff versus Garvey showdown.
Porter is best known as a Sen. Elizabeth Warren-style populist, pushing economic issues like childcare and taking on corporations with her characteristic whiteboard, while Lee has long advocated against wars like Afghanistan, for civil liberties and reining in the Pentagon.
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