Democrat Adam Schiff is the frontrunner, while a new poll shows Democrat Katie Porter and Republican Steve Garvey neck and neck to face him in November.
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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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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