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The reviews are in: Debate sponsor Politico says Katie Porter was "the
night’s most relentless debater" and "did herself the most favors with her
showing" in this week's US Senate debate in California. More from
Politico:

"From start to finish, Porter pinned blame on corporations for seemingly
all that ills Washington, drawing little pushback from the two other
Democrats on stage. But equally in her crosshairs was what she described
as an ineffective, clubby culture in Washington over the years."

 Republican Steve Garvey did not fare nearly as well, as the headlines
make clear:

San Francisco Chronicle: Describing Garvey’s debate performance as deer in
the headlights is a disservice to deer in headlights

LA Times: Steve Garvey stands out in California Senate debate. Not in a
good way.

[ [link removed] ]Can you donate right now to Katie Porter’s campaign so she can build on
this momentum? She must finish in the top 2 in the March 5 primary to move
forward to the general election in November and polls show a tight race.

Katie Porter was undebatably the big winner in the California Senate
debate this week -- a view that’s reflected in press coverage across the
country:

Los Angeles Times: "Porter homed in on the longtime political careers of
Lee and Schiff, asserting that they accomplished little during their time
in office — particularly when it came to passing healthcare reform and
addressing the lack of affordable housing in California…Porter lashed out
at Schiff for listing abortion rights as an accomplishment on his campaign
website in a post-Roe vs. Wade era, when millions of Americans have lost
access to abortion services. 'As a mother of a young daughter, I do not
feel like abortion rights have been accomplished,' Porter said."

San Francisco Chronicle: "Porter unsheathed a zinger after Garvey’s
non-answer that sounded like it was well-rehearsed. 'Once a dodger, always
a dodger,' Porter said…She tried to distinguish herself from Lee and
Schiff—who have each spent more than two decades in Congress and time
before that in the Legislature—as career politicians who haven’t gotten
things done…Porter singled out Schiff for all of the 'dirty money' she
said he has raised in the past from oil companies and other corporate
players. 'He may have prosecuted big oil companies before he came to
Congress, but when he got to Congress, he cashed checks from companies
like BP,' Porter said."

LA Times columnist Mark Barabak: "A vociferous Rep. Katie Porter pressed
her case as a scourge of corporate interests who wants to shake up
Washington and is not one of those promise-much, achieve-little career
politicians. (Like Schiff and Lee, she averred, each with more than 20
years in Congress. Porter was elected in 2018.)"

Fox 11: "Rep. Katie Porter said affordable housing is her top priority and
said the problem comes from Washington... from career politicians who
write housing policy. 'What we need is housing policy that works for us,
housing policy that is centered on our needs. We need more housing for our
seniors, for people with disabilities, and for young people. And we are
not going to get there if we let Wall Street write our housing policy,'
Porter said."

SF Chronicle columnist Jack Ohman: "Katie Porter had one of the few
official Lines of the Night when she kneecapped Garvey with 'once a
Dodger, always a Dodger,' after one of Garvey’s sad, discursive, off-point
observations…Porter turned in a creditable, if at times testy,
performance…Porter was probably technically the most effective of the four
in distilling her arguments."

Cal Matters: "In addition to railing against Wall Street and the
Washington establishment, Porter slammed Rep. Adam Schiff for taking money
from special interest groups. As the lone opponent of earmarks among the
three Democrats, Porter argued that the practice invited corruption and is
a 'fancy word for Washington politicians substituting their personal
interests… for what our needs are.'"

New York Times: "Seeking to carve out a liberal middle lane, Ms. Porter, a
minivan-driving Orange County mother of three and former law professor,
leaned on her image as a kitchen table wonk — an everywoman who sees
clearly how government, for better and worse, affects Californians. She
took issue with Ms. Lee, vowing to end the practice of returning money to
constituents through earmarks. She jabbed at Mr. Schiff, who is leading in
fund-raising and polls, declaring: 'I am the only elected official on this
stage who has never taken corporate PAC money.'"

NBC News: "Porter tried to carve out an economic-populist identity,
calling herself a consumer advocate who 'took on greedy corporations.' She
vowed to 'stand up to corporate power' and work to 'address income
inequality and wealth inequality' if elected. Porter said 'special
interests have too much power' and 'we as Californians — we don’t have
enough,' adding that she wants to ban earmarks — the congressional
practice of inserting spending measures to benefit particular recipients
into bills — and stock trading for members of Congress."

Katie recently emailed PCCC members, saying, "The PCCC has been one of my
strongest partners since my very first campaign for Congress." Now, she
needs our support more than ever.

The very reason Katie Porter can make a strong case none of the other
candidates can make about standing up to corporate power and fighting
corruption – being the only candidate in the race who has never taken
corporate PAC money and who is rejecting federal lobbyist money – means
that her campaign depends on grassroots donations.

[ [link removed] ]Donate to Katie’s campaign today to make sure Katie has the resources
to push forward!


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