December 21, 2023: Will California’s Senate primary knock out two major Dems?
Dec 21, 2023
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Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, and Steve Garvey discuss the California Senate primary race. Schiff is leading, but Porter and Lee are in a dead heat with Garvey. The guests analyze the progressive stances of the candidates and the pressures they face. The discussion also explores key constituencies and the potential impact of Trump voters in the race.
The California Senate race is shaping up to be highly contested, with Congressman Adam Schiff in the lead and Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Katie Porter, and Republican Steve Garvey closely competing for the second-place spot.
The dynamics of the race for second place in the California Senate race will influence the type of race Congressman Adam Schiff will face in the fall, with potential variations depending on whether he goes up against a Republican or another Democrat.
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Deep blue California is shaping up to have one of the most consequential and hard-fought Senate races of the 2024 cycle — and that’s before the general election takes shape. A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll finds that Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat of Burbank, is in the driver’s seat, with a wide lead heading into election year. But in the race for second place, two prominent Democrats — Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee — are in a statistical dead heat with Republican Steve Garvey of L.A. Dodgers fame. Why does that matter? California political reporter Melanie Mason joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to talk it through.
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