{"id":2630561,"date":"2026-07-16T10:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bon-voyage-alleged-spousal-abuser-dem-katie-porter-announces-shes-done-with-politics-after-california-gubernatorial-disaster\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:13:30","slug":"bon-voyage-alleged-spousal-abuser-dem-katie-porter-announces-shes-done-with-politics-after-california-gubernatorial-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bon-voyage-alleged-spousal-abuser-dem-katie-porter-announces-shes-done-with-politics-after-california-gubernatorial-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon Voyage: Alleged Spousal Abuser Dem Katie Porter Announces She\u2019s Done With Politics After California Gubernatorial Disaster"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fbon-voyage-alleged-spousal-abuser-dem-katie-porter-announces-shes-done-with-politics-after-california-gubernatorial-disaster%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=2630561&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>The content discusses the recent political career of Katie Porter, a former U.S. representative and California gubernatorial candidate. she announced her departure from politics, citing a desire to focus on reading and personal interests, and plans to rebrand her social media as &#8220;Katie Porter Turns the Page.&#8221; However, her campaign was marred by a series of controversies, including a poorly received interview where she appeared to lose composure, resurfaced allegations of abuse from her ex-husband, and offensive staff behavior clips. Her campaign suffered further setbacks amid public and party opposition,as establishment Democrats preferred other candidates like Xavier Becerra. Ultimately, Porter finished fifth in the primary, far below her initial expectations. Since then, she has transitioned into influencer culture, notably engaging with BookTok. The narrative also highlights her past provocative actions, such as reading a vulgar self-help book during a House vote, and argumentative debate moments that drew criticism. the piece portrays her political journey as tumultuous, marked by personal and professional controversies, leading to her retreat from electoral politics.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>To paraphrase another California gubernatorial loser, you won\u2019t have Katie Porter to throw scalding potatoes on anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Porter, the far-left firebrand who was considered a provisional favorite to be the Golden State\u2019s next governor this time last year, announced she was leaving politics late Wednesday on her social media accounts, promising to rebrand her Instagram account to\u2026 apparently becoming a book influencer?<\/p>\n<p>Sure, why not? Whatever keeps you away <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/remember-katie-porter-fired-staffer-distracted-murder-best-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from abusing power and\/or staffers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m done for now with politics and campaigning,\u201d Porter said on her official Instagram account, now rebranded as @katieporterturnsthepage. (I see what you did there.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing that\u2019s always been a constant from when I was a little kid to now is to love to read, and taking a lot of solace and heart and joy and pleasure in reading,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I\u2019m rebranding this account as \u2018Katie Porter Turns the Page.\u2019 It\u2019s partly a reference to a new chapter in my life\u2026 but also to something I do a lot, which is turn the page when I\u2019m reading.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notice that nobody got in her shot this time. They\u2019ve learned!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Da1Lp0dxPFs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Da1Lp0dxPFs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post d by Katie Porter (@katieporterturnsthepage)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When former Vice President Kamala Harris announced that she wasn\u2019t running for California governor, the race became Porter\u2019s to lose. I say that because you might not remember that she was the favorite, since she lost it with such aplomb that you almost thought she was trying.<\/p>\n<p>The first sign of danger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dont-want-camera-watch-dem-candidate-replace-newsom-self-destruct-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was an October interview<\/a> with a local CBS affiliate where she threatened to walk out over what were normal questions posed to any candidate who wants to lead any state, much less the nation\u2019s most populous.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter loses it during an interview, complains that she is being asked questions.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter: \u201cWhat do you say to the 40% of CA voters who you\u2019ll need in order to win, who voted for Trump?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Porter: \u201cHow would I need them in order\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3pdxMSacYQ\">pic.twitter.com\/3pdxMSacYQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1975737486841385100?\">October 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That was funny, but the next issue she faced wasn\u2019t: Shortly after that train wreck of an interview, media resurfaced old allegations from her 2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/katie-porter-allegedly-called-ex-231129064.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divorce filings<\/a>, back when she was a law professor and a California independent bank monitor. In those filings, her ex-husband alleged she abused him verbally and physically, going as far as throwing scalding hot mashed potatoes on him during one altercation.<\/p>\n<p>Porter, a former U.S. representative and 2024 California senatorial candidate, was also unmasked as a terrible boss as well as a terrible spouse, a pattern which included another inimitable clip:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WOW. Leaked video of Democrat CA Governor Candidate Katie Porter yelling at a staffer to \u201cGET OUT OF MY F*CKING SHOT!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>THIS is who Democrats want as their next governor???<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IaTz4sZxN4\">pic.twitter.com\/IaTz4sZxN4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1976060906279928254?\">October 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Inexplicably, as her ship of fools began to sink in the polls, she decided this was the moment to make light of, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-katie-porter-may-just-released-worst-campaign-ad-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cutting an ad where she says at the end<\/a>, \u201cNow, could you guys please get out of my shot?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CAPol?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAPol<\/a>: \u201cNow, could you guys please get out of my shot?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Katie Porter is up with a new <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CAGov?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAGov<\/a> TV ad. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iRVd7rKcW0\">pic.twitter.com\/iRVd7rKcW0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AdImpact Politics (@AdImpact_Pol) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/2051729606776885289?\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/amy-klobuchar-ate-salad-comb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahahahaha malignantly abusive bosses<\/a>, aren\u2019t they a scream?<\/p>\n<p>Anywho, this managed to somehow get worse when she got on a debate stage:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: California gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco torches Katie Porter after she apparently tried recreating Kamala Harris\u2019 \u201cI\u2019m speaking\u201d moment.<\/p>\n<p>The moment came while the candidates were being questioned about California\u2019s insurance crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Porter: \u201cI\u2019m speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bianco:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kWrIv52VkG\">pic.twitter.com\/kWrIv52VkG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2049600802537574677?\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">KATIE PORTER to CHAD BIANCO: \u201cSir, I don\u2019t need any lectures from you about being a mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BIANCO: \u201cYou might!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/90Gi1bpfun\">pic.twitter.com\/90Gi1bpfun<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/2052242256376013189?\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Katie Porter says illegal aliens are \u201cone of the only ways California has been growing in recent years.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B0CYIluedI\">pic.twitter.com\/B0CYIluedI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2051847792172187713?\">May 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Realizing that she was not only poisonously far left but also potentially unelectable \u2014 especially given two Republicans hovering near the top of California\u2019s jungle primary polls, which automatically advance the top two vote-getters to the November election regardless of party, potentially locking the Democrats out \u2014 the party establishment started lining up behind alternative candidates.<\/p>\n<p>First was U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-reveals-swalwell-continued-harassed-victims-snapchat-following-allegedly-gruesome-sexual-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Eric Swalwell<\/a>, who shouldn\u2019t have seemed reasonable to Democrats, but did (at least compared to Porter) until numerous allegations of sexual abuse surfaced. Incredibly, this still didn\u2019t help her much, as that same establishment lined up behind former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who rocketed to the top Democrat slot nearly overnight.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, she finished fifth overall in the jungle primary, and third among Democrats. (In addition to Becerra, who advanced to the general election along with Republican Steve Hilton, crunchy tax-happy billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/failed-dem-presidential-candidate-tom-steyer-wants-abolish-ice-jail-agents-california-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Steyer<\/a> also beat her with 22.9 percent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/California_gubernatorial_election,_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote<\/a> to Porter\u2019s 4.4 percent.)<\/p>\n<p>So now, she\u2019s going to become one of those BookTok influencers, or something. I doubt she\u2019ll be a particularly good reviewer, for what it\u2019s worth; as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/07\/katie-porter-reads-the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-f-k-during-speaker-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted in 2023, she went viral when she was spotted reading the mock self-help book \u201cThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***\u201d during the House Speaker vote.<\/p>\n<p>From the public record before and since, it\u2019s pretty clear that the only thing she internalized from that tome was the vulgarity. Ah well. Bon voyage, Katie! 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