{"id":2354818,"date":"2024-10-14T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-steve-garvey-cant-win-against-schiff-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T17:44:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:44:06","slug":"trump-says-steve-garvey-cant-win-against-schiff-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-steve-garvey-cant-win-against-schiff-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Steve Garvey can&#8217;t win against Schiff &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-says-steve-garvey-cant-win-against-schiff-washington-examiner%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=2354818&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--><p>In a recent interview, former President \u200dDonald Trump criticized Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey, suggesting he lacks \u2062political experience and is unlikely to defeat incumbent Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the upcoming California Senate race. Trump described Garvey, a former \u2063baseball star, as someone who &#8220;doesn&#8217;t \u2062understand politics at all.&#8221; He also disparaged Schiff, labeling him a &#8220;lunatic&#8221; and a &#8220;total sleazebag,&#8221; stating that Schiff poses a greater threat to the country than foreign adversaries like Russia and China. Despite Trump&#8217;s \u2062jabs, Garvey has been attempting to gain support, particularly among Latino voters, but he has been struggling with campaign debt and has \u2064not participated in key Republican events. Current polling indicates that \u2062Schiff leads Garvey by a significant margin, reflecting the challenges Garvey faces in the race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says Steve Garvey &lsquo;doesn&rsquo;t understand politics at all&rsquo; and can&rsquo;t win against Schiff<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1792142\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-garvey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Steve Garvey\">Steve Garvey<\/a>, the Republican candidate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California's\">California&rsquo;s<\/a> U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California's\">Senate<\/a> race, does not appear to be a favorite of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-vows-to-campaign-against-ga-gov-secy-of-state\/\" title=\"President Trump vows to campaign against Ga. Gov., Secy. of State\">president blasted<\/a> the baseball legend&rsquo;s&nbsp;lack of political experience and said it would likely hand Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA) an easy win next month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s running against a guy that doesn&rsquo;t understand politics at all,&rdquo; Trump said about Schiff during an interview&nbsp;on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures<\/em>. &ldquo;Garvey. He was a good baseball player, but he doesn&rsquo;t understand politics at all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Steve Garvey, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, talks to the media after participating in a U.S. Senate debate with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Glendale, California. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump also launched an attack on Schiff, calling him a&nbsp;&ldquo;lunatic&rdquo; and a &ldquo;total sleazebag&rdquo; who is &ldquo;going to become a senator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Republican presidential nominee then called Democrats like Schiff and others who have opposed or investigated him &ldquo;the enemy from within,&rdquo; describing them as more dangerous to the United States than Russia or China. Schiff was the lead prosecutor in Trump&rsquo;s first Senate impeachment trial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump added that a &ldquo;smart president&rdquo; could handle outside adversaries &ldquo;pretty easily,&rdquo; but &ldquo;the thing that&rsquo;s tougher to handle are these lunatics that we have inside, like Adam Schiff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I call him the enemy from within,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff and Garvey are used to Trump&rsquo;s verbal jabs. What&rsquo;s different is that Garvey&rsquo;s campaign is&nbsp;hanging on by a thread, and Trump&rsquo;s insults could tank it for good. Schiff will likely use Trump&rsquo;s words as fuel to drum up even more support.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s comments to Fox News weren&rsquo;t the first time he&rsquo;s gone after Garvey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters earlier this month that he would not endorse the&nbsp;Dodgers first baseman unless Garvey did a little groveling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know much about Steve Garvey,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s made a big mistake because he hasn&rsquo;t reached out to MAGA, and if he doesn&rsquo;t have MAGA, he&rsquo;s got no chance.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Republican Steve Garvey, both candidates for the U.S. Senate, participate in a debate on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Glendale, California. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump said he heard Garvey &ldquo;wants the MAGA endorsement&rdquo; but that &ldquo;he&rsquo;s got to call me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the same event at the Rancho Palos Verdes golf course, Trump contradicted himself by saying Garvey could win if he got the MAGA nod of approval and then pivoting, saying it would be impossible for him to win because California does not have fair elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s been a tough go for Garvey, who has run&nbsp;a relatively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/takeaways-from-adam-schiff-and-steve-garveys-california-senate-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Takeaways from Adam Schiff and Steve Garvey&#039;s California Senate debate - Washington Examiner\">low-key race<\/a>, skipping the California Republican Party convention and the Republican National Convention.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He has appeared at some regional festivals and given interviews with local news outlets. He has made a concerted effort to appeal to Latino voters and outraised Schiff during April and June, though his campaign is still hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff has a 20-point advantage over Garvey, according to a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-08-15\/poll-california-senate-race-adam-schiff-steve-garvey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a>&nbsp;from August. Schiff was criticized for helping Garvey get on the general election ballot over Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) because he thought he had a better chance of beating him.<\/p>\n<p>During their first and only debate last week, Schiff painted Garvey as a candidate with no experience in politics and one who should stick to sports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While Mr. Garvey was signing baseballs for the last 37 years, I was seeing presidents of both parties and governors of both parties sign my bills into law,&rdquo; Schiff said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He also called Garvey a &ldquo;MAGA mini-me in a baseball uniform.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Garvey tried to portray Schiff as a career politician who is more interested in his political aspirations than helping Californians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" \"> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This man hasn&rsquo;t done anything over the last 24 years on any of these things that have given us any consistency in life,&rdquo; Garvey said during the hourlong televised debate. He also said Schiff was too obsessed with a personal vendetta&nbsp;against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;reached out to Garvey&rsquo;s campaign for comment on Trump&rsquo;s Sunday remarks but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1792142\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1792142\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump criticizes Garvey&#8217;s political skills, predicts Schiff&#8217;s win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2354819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Steve-Garvey.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36040,34059,43001,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2354818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-adam-schiff","tag-election-2024","tag-steve-garvey","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Steve-Garvey.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354818","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\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}