{"id":2182850,"date":"2024-02-21T11:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-times-three-hail-marys-katie-porter-has-thrown-as-senate-dreams-fade\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:54:32","slug":"desperate-times-three-hail-marys-katie-porter-has-thrown-as-senate-dreams-fade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-times-three-hail-marys-katie-porter-has-thrown-as-senate-dreams-fade\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Porter&#8217;s Senate dreams fade as she desperately throws three Hail Marys"},"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%2Fdesperate-times-three-hail-marys-katie-porter-has-thrown-as-senate-dreams-fade%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=2182850&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>Rep. \u2063Katie Porter Falls to Third Place in California Senate Primary Polls<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is facing a\u200c challenging situation as she slips to third place in most California Senate primary polls. With the top two finishers\u200d advancing to the general election, Porter\u2064 is\u2062 implementing new strategies to avoid elimination in \u200cthe upcoming jungle primary.<\/p>\n<h3>Pushing\u200d Garvey&#8217;s GOP Opponent<\/h3>\n<p>During the final debate\u2063 among the\u2063 top\u200b four Senate \u200dcandidates, Porter took a unique approach by highlighting\u2063 Republican\u2063 Eric Early as the \u2062real threat in the race, rather than her current rival, Steve Garvey. By doing \u2062so,\u2064 she aims to divide the Republican vote, which\u2063 has largely rallied behind Garvey, in \u200dorder to secure her spot in the\u2063 general election.<\/p>\n<h3>Advocating for Age Limits<\/h3>\n<p>Porter seeks to\u200c differentiate herself from other candidates by advocating for\u2063 a conversation \u200don age limits for elected officials. While this \u200btactic carries some risk,\u200d given concerns about President \u2063Joe Biden&#8217;s mental acuity, Porter and fellow Democrat Adam Schiff both\u200d support Biden&#8217;s bid\u2062 for\u200c a second term.<\/p>\n<h3>Shifting Attacks to Schiff<\/h3>\n<p>As Porter emerges\u2064 as Schiff&#8217;s \u200bprimary Democratic rival, she has \u200credirected her attacks towards\u200d him \u200cto solidify a head-to-head matchup in November. Porter criticizes Schiff for accepting donations from major\u2062 industries, while emphasizing her commitment to refuse corporate PAC money.<\/p>\n<p>Porter also accuses Schiff \u200bof \u200dexcluding her and Rep. Barbara\u2062 Lee (D-CA) by releasing an ad that pits him against Garvey. However, a recent poll shows Schiff leading the field, followed by Garvey, Porter,\u2062 and\u2062 Lee.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Porter aim to position \u2064herself \u200bas the preferred alternative to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-democrats-are-buying-their-way-to-leadership-and-practicing-voter-suppression-says-mayoral-candidate-craig-greiwe\/\" title=\"LA Democrats Are \u2018Buying Their Way\u2019 To Leadership And Practicing \u2018Voter Suppression,\u2019 Says Mayoral Candidate Craig Greiwe\">current front-runner<\/a>, Rep. Adam Schiff, in the California Senate race<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rep. Katie\u2063 Porter (D-CA)\u200d finds herself in a challenging position as she slips to\u2062 third place in\u2062 the majority of California Senate primary polls. This situation calls for Porter to implement new strategies in order to secure her spot in the upcoming jungle primary, where\u2064 only the top two finishers advance to the general election.<\/p>\n<p>During the final debate among\u2062 the top four Senate candidates, Porter took a unique approach \u2064by highlighting the \u200bRepublican opponent, Eric Early, as the real threat in the race \u200cinstead of her current rival, Steve Garvey. This tactic aims to divide the \u200cRepublican vote, which has largely \u200drallied behind Garvey, ultimately\u200b increasing Porter&#8217;s chances of securing her place in the \u200bgeneral election.<\/p>\n<p>To differentiate herself from \u2064the \u2064other candidates,\u200d Porter advocates for a conversation on age limits for elected officials. While this strategy carries some risk, \u200bgiven concerns about President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental acuity, Porter, along with fellow Democrat Adam Schiff, continues to support Biden&#8217;s bid for a second term. This allows Porter to stand out from her competitors while aligning herself with the party&#8217;s overall stance.<\/p>\n<p>As Porter emerges\u2064 as Schiff&#8217;s primary Democratic rival, she has shifted her attacks towards him, aiming to solidify a head-to-head matchup in November. Porter criticizes Schiff for accepting donations from \u200bmajor\u2064 industries, while highlighting\u200d her commitment to refuse corporate PAC money.\u200b By directing her criticisms towards Schiff, Porter aims to position herself as the preferred alternative to the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-attorneys-for-ex-president-call-monday-events-shocking-and-absurd\/\" title=\"Attorneys for ex-president Donald Trump deem Monday's events 'shocking and absurd' following his indictment.\">current\u2063 front-runner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Porter also accuses Schiff of excluding her\u2063 and\u2064 Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) by releasing an \u200dad that portrays him against Garvey. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-gop-sen-david-perdue-in-runoff-battle-with-democrat-jon-ossoff\/\" title=\"Ga. GOP Sen. David Perdue in runoff battle with Democrat Jon Ossoff\">recent polls<\/a> indicate that Schiff is leading the field, \u200cfollowed by Garvey, Porter, and Lee. This accusation serves to show Porter&#8217;s determination to\u200c be recognized as a serious contender and to shed light on what she perceives as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-things-congress-might-actually-agree-on\/\" title=\"7 Things Congress Might Actually Agree On\">unfair tactics employed<\/a> by her rival.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Rep. Katie Porter\u2063 faces a challenging situation as she falls\u200c to third place in most California Senate\u2064 primary polls. However, she is implementing new strategies to\u200b avoid elimination in the upcoming jungle \u200cprimary. By pushing Garvey&#8217;s GOP opponent, advocating for age limits, and shifting her attacks to Schiff, \u200dPorter aims to secure her spot in the general election and\u200b ultimately emerge as a strong contender for the California Senate seat. Only time will tell if these strategies prove\u200c successful \u200dand help\u2062 Porter regain ground \u2063in the polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is now in third place in California Senate primary polls. To avoid elimination in the jungle primary, new strategies are being implemented. In this state, the top two candidates, regardless of party, will advance to the general election on March 5. Republican Steve is currently leading the polls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2182851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24033609979924-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2182850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24033609979924-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182850","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2182850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2182851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2182850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2182850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2182850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}