Adam Schiff has spent more than $10 million *boosting* our Republican opponent. Let us explain:
In October, former baseball player Steve Garvey got into the race. Polls initially showed him in third, behind us and Adam Schiff.
Then the Schiff campaign decided to go all in for Steve Garvey. The campaign itself has spent more than $10 million to consolidate conservative support behind Garvey. Their super PAC has spent millions more, with ads from both airing on Fox News constantly.
Garvey has risen in the polls, despite not running a single TV ad of his own or taking any sort of real policy position in our debates. In polls, he's now consistently tied with Katie or slightly ahead.
This cynical play to boost a Republican into the top two may work to further Schiff's own career, but it threatens to box out qualified Democratic women (and leave CA without a woman Senator for the first time in over thirty years).
As reporters have said, "If Schiff succeeds in juicing Republican turnout for Garvey, it stands to reason that those Republicans will also vote Republican down the ballot. Garvey himself has no shot of winning, but there may well be closer races in purple House and state legislative districts, school boards, and more that could be swung by a surge in Republican turnout that Schiff is spending millions to stoke."
This is a dangerous play that has national implications. Republicans hold the House majority by just a few seats, and several flippable districts are here in California. If our state has a competitive Democrat on Democrat contest in November, it will encourage Democratic voters to tune in and show up. But a Republican on Democrat race for Senate here in California threatens to depress Democratic turnout, as folks know this is a safe blue seat.
Career politicians shouldn't get to manipulate the electorate and buy themselves a promotion.
There are just five days until the election, and we are doing everything we can to beat Republican Steve Garvey and make it into the general election, where we know Katie has a strong chance of winning. Anything you can give right now will help us defeat Republicans and send Katie Porter to the Senate.
Many thanks,
Team Porter
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