{"id":1976668,"date":"2023-07-18T19:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T23:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbara-lees-super-pac-touts-1-5-million-q2-haul-while-outlining-path-to-victory\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T19:43:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T23:43:44","slug":"barbara-lees-super-pac-touts-1-5-million-q2-haul-while-outlining-path-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbara-lees-super-pac-touts-1-5-million-q2-haul-while-outlining-path-to-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Lee&#8217;s super PAC boasts $1.5M Q2 earnings, maps out victory plan."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbarbara-lees-super-pac-touts-1-5-million-q2-haul-while-outlining-path-to-victory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Race for Sen. Dianne \u200dFeinstein&#8217;s Seat: Super PAC Raises\u200b $1.5 Million<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2063super PAC supporting Rep. Barbara Lee&#8217;s \u2062bid\u200c for retiring Sen. \u200cDianne\u2062 Feinstein&#8217;s seat is making waves \u200bwith its\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-schiff-loses-ground-to-katie-porter-in-heated-california-senate-primary-poll\/\" title=\"Poll shows Katie Porter gaining ground on Adam Schiff in California Senate primary.\">impressive fundraising efforts<\/a>. \u200bIn \u2063the \u2062second quarter of this year alone, the PAC\u2062 has raised over $1.5 \u2062million, \u2062according to a memo obtained by the Washington\u200b Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>The memo, circulated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bidenflation-costing-michigan-families-nearly-300-monthly\/\" title=\"Report: Bidenflation Costing Michigan Families Nearly 0 Monthly\">major contributors<\/a>, highlights the \u200dimportance of boosting Lee&#8217;s name recognition statewide. It points to internal\u2062 and\u200d public polling that \u200breveals\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-80-of-americans-support-photo-id-for-voters-71-support-easier-early-voting\/\" title=\"POLL: 80% of Americans Support Photo ID For Voters, 71% Support \u2018Easier\u2019 Early Voting\">significant majority<\/a> \u2063of California \u200dvoters are still undecided, \u2064making it \u2063crucial for donors to support the\u2064 PAC&#8217;s\u2064 efforts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A\u200b Clear Path to Victory<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;In order to \u2064give\u2063 Barbara a fair\u200b shot at making the top-2 next \u200cMarch, the next few\u200c months are critical, and we need to\u2064 raise another $8.5 million to\u2064 reach\u2063 as many likely voters \u200das we can,&#8221; the memo reads.\u200d &#8220;If you\u2019ve been hesitating to get involved, understandably wanting to\u200b make sure this is doable before jumping in \u2014 the answer is clear: this race \u200bis winnable. Barbara Lee will be\u200d California\u2019s next U.S. \u200cSenator \u2064if we have the resources to tell voters about her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2063 memo\u2062 also\u2063 highlights the committee&#8217;s &#8220;message advantage,&#8221; noting that when voters learn more about \u2063all \u200cthe candidates, Lee&#8217;s \u2063support grows \u2063by over 300%,\u2064 while the other\u200d candidates remain\u2062 stagnant.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2062$1.5 million figure may seem modest\u2063 compared to\u200c other \u2064candidates&#8217;\u2064 fundraising \u2064hauls, such as Reps. Adam \u2064Schiff&#8217;s $8.2 \u200cmillion\u200d and Katie Porter&#8217;s \u200c$3.1 \u2064million, \u200cit is still a significant achievement. Lee&#8217;s\u2063 numbers\u2062 are also comparable to long-shot Democratic candidate \u2064Lexi\u200c Reese&#8217;s\u200c $1 \u2063million haul this quarter.<\/p>\n<p>California&#8217;s &#8220;jungle primary&#8221; system adds an \u200cinteresting twist\u200c to\u200c the race. \u200dCandidates from all parties\u200b compete\u2062 to \u2062be one of the two finalists in the general election. Given\u2063 the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbara-lees-super-pac-touts-1-5-million-q2-haul-while-outlining-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Barbara Lee's super PAC boasts .5M Q2 earnings, maps out victory plan.\">heavily blue\u200b tilt<\/a>, it&#8217;s not\u200b uncommon \u200dfor two\u200c Democrats \u2064to advance \u200dto the\u200b general election.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d PAC&#8217;s organizers, political consultants \u2064Nathan Barankin, \u2064Brian \u2064Brokaw, and Dan Newman, began\u200b fundraising for Lee&#8217;s \u200dbid early on,\u2064 even before \u2064her campaign gained momentum. This\u200d was\u200b while Schiff was solidifying his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rivals-seize-on-early-stumbles-as-campaign-gets-underway\/\" title=\"DeSantis' opponents capitalize on initial missteps during campaign start.\">front-runner status<\/a> in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s\u200d absence\u2062 from the \u2064Senate\u200c due to \u200dhealth issues \u200bhas created challenges for Democrats. With a\u200c slim 51-49 majority, one \u200cabsence \u2064gives Republicans\u2064 an\u2064 opportunity to block \u2062partisan\u2063 efforts. Despite \u200dcalls for\u2063 her\u200c resignation, Feinstein has remained \u200bsteadfast \u2064in her\u200d commitment to serve out the \u2063remainder \u2064of her term.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s health \u200dconcerns have put Gov. Gavin Newsom \u200bin a difficult position. Newsom had \u2063previously pledged to fill Feinstein&#8217;s seat with \u2062a \u200bblack woman if she were to retire early, following his\u2062 appointment of Sen. Alex Padilla, a \u200cHispanic\u2063 male, \u200dto replace \u2064Vice President Kamala Harris. Lee, \u200bbeing a black woman, \u200cwas one\u200c of Newsom&#8217;s top\u200d choices to\u2063 fill Harris&#8217;s seat.\u2064 However, Newsom is \u2062now \u2063cautious about getting involved in the 2024 primary race \u2063for Feinstein&#8217;s replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2063polling behind Schiff and Porter, Lee&#8217;s\u200c potential appointment by Newsom would give\u2064 her \u200bthe advantage \u2063of incumbency\u200d in the primary race.<\/p>\n<p>For \u200bmore information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a>\u2064 to read the\u2064 full article \u200dfrom\u200b the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The super PAC backing Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) for Sen. Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s (D-CA) seat claims to have raised over $1.5 million in Q2. She Speaks for Me, the external organization, disclosed this information in a memo sent to key donors and obtained by sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1976669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1976668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1976668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1976669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1976668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1976668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1976668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}