For the Lone Woman Left in the California Governor’s Race, It’s All About ‘Temperament’
- Katie Porter is the only woman left in California's crowded gubernatorial race and a former Democratic congressmember, facing criticism for viral videos showing her losing her temper.
- Despite her progressive platform and initial recognition, Porter struggles to gain support from key Democratic groups who favor candidates like Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer, affecting her fundraising and endorsements.
- Porter has addressed concerns about her temper through campaign ads and during debates, emphasizing restraint amid interruptions and arguing that focus on her temperament is unfair.
- Her campaign momentum and poll numbers have weakened, with only weeks remaining until the primary, reflecting a complicated political landscape.
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For the lone woman left in the California governor’s race, it’s all about ‘temperament’
Katie Porter's bid for California governor in the 2026 election stalled after viral outbursts. Experts say female candidates face a higher bar
Katie Porter Reminds Voters She’s an Awful Boss in New Campaign Ad
In just 26 days, Californians will head to the polls to vote in a crowded gubernatorial primary—in which candidates will be up to replace the termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). And it seems one of the front-runners has already mastered Newsom’s (if not most politicians’) signature move: leaning into how much she sucks. Ah, to be a politician (read, hypocrite). On Tuesday, former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) released her latest campaign ad for Cal…
Katie Porter, the Dem Who Went Viral After Berating Staffer to ‘Get Out of my F***ing Shot,’ Releases Possibly the Worst Campaign Ad of All Time
A political ad meant to rehabilitate Katie Porter’s image landed with a thud this week, sending California’s Democratic gubernatorial hopeful further into a spiral she may not recover from before primary day. Porter, a former congresswoman now running for governor, released a 30-second spot that gambled on self-deprecating humor — specifically, a winking reference to...
Katie Porter May Have Just Released the Worst Campaign Ad of All Time
Think of a generic politician, and immediately a cataract of negative adjectives overwhelms your mind: soulless, inauthentic, transactional, etc. All of those words (and then some) apply to former Democratic […] The post Watch: Katie Porter May Have Just Released the Worst Campaign Ad of All Time appeared first on The Western Journal.
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