With Sen. Dianne Feinstein having announced that she won't seek another term, the race to replace her has heated up. Two Southern California Democrats have taken a strong early position for the state's top-two primary.
and other leading figures in the party establishment. That may contribute to his strong support from older voters. Respondents 65 and older favor him over Porter, 42% to 17%. He has a smaller, but still significant, lead among voters between the ages of 50 and 64, 27% to 19%.elected to Congress in 2018 in a swing Orange County district
Political consultant Doug Herman, who recently helped former Rep. Karen Bass get elected mayor of Los Angeles, said the top priority right now for these candidates is raising money — always a consideration for campaigns in a massive state that is divided among expensive media markets.Porter pulled in more than $25 million for her last congressional campaign. But she had toand now has $7.7 million in the bank.
“They’re the people you’d want most to have behind you first and last, and he’s already coalesced that at a pretty solid rate.” She has become well-practiced in the art of the viral moment — whether it be during a committee hearing or during the speaker election in January, when she was spotted on the House floor reading a book titled “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F—.”
She has also highlighted her background as a young single mother on public assistance and a domestic violence survivor.If either Schiff or Porter were to win in November, the state would have two senators from Southern California for the first time in more than half a century. So far, that doesn’t appear to be bothering voters. Just 18% said it was important to have a Bay Area native in the job. Even among that group, Schiff and Porter narrowly edged out Lee.
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