{"id":2412443,"date":"2025-03-11T12:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/porter-launches-california-governor-bid-to-hold-trump-accountable\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:42:07","slug":"porter-launches-california-governor-bid-to-hold-trump-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/porter-launches-california-governor-bid-to-hold-trump-accountable\/","title":{"rendered":"Porter launches California governor bid &#8216;to hold Trump accountable&#8217;"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fporter-launches-california-governor-bid-to-hold-trump-accountable%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=2412443&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>Former Representative Katie Porter has launched her campaign for California&#8217;s 2026 gubernatorial race, stating her intent \u200bto run is to hold former President Donald\u200c Trump accountable. Porter emerged\u200c as a prominent\u200b candidate following her recent loss in the California\u200c Senate\u2064 Democratic primary \u200band has positioned \u2064herself as a leading\u2063 figure among the\u2064 contenders. She\u2062 emphasizes her commitment to opposing Trump, highlighting issues such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">disaster relief<\/a> delays and the impact\u2063 of his policies on working families.<\/p>\n<p>In her announcement,Porter expressed a desire to protect Californians from Trump&#8217;s actions,stating,&#8221;I \u2062won\u2019t ever back down when \u200dTrump hurts Californians.&#8221; Recent internal polling indicates that she has strong support among Democratic and independent voters, considerably \u200bahead of her closest competitors. However, the potential entry of former Vice President Kamala Harris\u200c into the race \u200bcould alter the dynamics, as polls suggest Harris \u200cwould\u200c be \u200dfavored by manny voters if she decides to run. Porter has indicated she would withdraw if Harris joins the race.<\/p>\n<p>Having first been \u2063elected to Congress in 2018, Porter flipped a Republican \u200bseat and has experience in law and \u2063politics. She spent considerable funds during her Senate campaign and previously faced criticism\u200c for her claims about election integrity. After her Senate bid,\u2064 she returned to academia but is \u2064now focused on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-want-you-here-patriotic-texas-voter-gets-right-in-beto-orourkes-grill-and-gives-him-an-earful\/\" title=\"\u2018We Don\u2019t Want You Here\u2019: Patriotic Texas Voter Gets Right In Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s Grill And Gives Him An Earful\">gubernatorial aspirations<\/a>.  <\/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\">Katie Porter launches bid for California governor &lsquo;to hold Trump accountable&rsquo;<\/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_2034369\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-porter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Katie Porter<\/a>, a Democrat, announced her bid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California&rsquo;s<\/a> 2026 gubernatorial race, saying she feels called to run &ldquo;to hold <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump<\/a> accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Porter is the most well-known candidate among half a dozen contenders, having recently lost the 2024 California Senate Democratic primary to Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3343408\/lt-gov-garlin-gilchrist-launches-gubernatorial-bid-michigan\/\">Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist launches gubernatorial bid in Michigan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3335498\/why-is-north-carolina-supreme-court-race-still-undecided\/\">North Carolina Supreme Court race: Why is it still undecided<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3340885\/virginia-democrats-set-pick-new-leader-before-elections\/\">Virginia Democrats set to pick new leader ahead of key elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I first ran for office to hold Trump accountable,&rdquo; Porter said in her announcement posted on X. &ldquo;I feel that same call to serve now to stop him from hurting Californians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What California needs now is a little bit of hope and a whole lot of grit. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m running for Governor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x77lCP8dUY\">pic.twitter.com\/x77lCP8dUY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katie Porter (@katieporteroc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieporteroc\/status\/1899445119218024591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Porter is centering her campaign on opposing President Donald Trump, a strategy she has employed since first running for Congress in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As governor, I won&rsquo;t ever back down when Trump hurts Californians, whether it&rsquo;s holding up disaster relief, attacking our rights and our communities, or screwing over working families to benefit himself and his cronies,&rdquo; Porter said.<\/p>\n<p>Internal polling <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1z-fg53MHfwoML8sWsXh_saxmhVEsIDk2\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">released<\/a> by Porter&rsquo;s campaign shows she is favored by 36% of Democratic and independent voters, 28 points ahead of her closest rivals, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, former Vice President Kamala Harris, who set a deadline to decide her next move at the end of the summer, could enter the California governor&rsquo;s race.<\/p>\n<p>Polling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kamala-harris-california-governor-polling-2040691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suggests<\/a> that if Harris were to enter the race, 57% of voters would prefer the former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">vice president<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Porter said she would bow out of the race if Harris were to run for governor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In her bid for the Senate, Porter finished third in the primary vote behind Schiff and Republican nominee Steve Garvey. California has an open primary, meaning the top candidates will advance to the general election regardless of their party affiliation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3252920\/republicans-turn-next-year-governor-battle-party-2024-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>REPUBLICANS TURN TO 2025 GOVERNOR BATTLES AS PARTY LOOKS TO RIDE 2024 SUCCESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Porter, who spent $31 million in her Senate race, was targeted by cryptocurrency executives during the 2024 campaign. She called the election &ldquo;rigged&rdquo; by billionaires, drawing criticism for echoing Trump&rsquo;s 2020 allegations of election interference.<\/p>\n<p>Porter was first elected to Congress in 2018 and served for six years. She flipped a Republican-held seat that year, but after losing her bid for the Senate, Porter returned to teaching law at the University of California, Irvine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2034369\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2034369\"}});<\/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>Katie Porter announces her run for California governor in 2026, aiming to &#8220;hold Trump accountable.&#8221; She is the most recognized candidate among several contenders after losing the 2024 Senate primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2412444,"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\/2025\/03\/Katie-Porter.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,4045,51937,51936,51938],"class_list":["post-2412443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-california","tag-governor-bid","tag-porter-2","tag-trump-accountability"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Katie-Porter.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412443","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412443"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412447,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412443\/revisions\/2412447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}