FROM: Katie Porter for Governor
TO: Supporters & Interested Parties
SUBJECT: State of the Race

Polling:

• Katie Porter has been the Democratic frontrunner in every poll of this race since July.
• She has consistently received double or triple the support of the next closest Democrat.
• She leads declared and prospective candidates — showing her grassroots support is strong and steady.
• A Republican just took the lead in this race.
• In a recent poll, Steve Hilton is beating Katie.
• Republicans have two candidates polling well, while Democratic support is spread out among the other candidates. If we don’t consolidate support behind Katie, then Democrats could be boxed out of the general election entirely.
• Many voters are still undecided.
• These undecided voters will decide this race. We have to reach them with our message before other campaigns do.

Experience:

• With Trump back in office, Katie is the fighter California needs in Sacramento.
• As a consumer protection attorney, Katie was appointed by then-Attorney General Kamala Harris to be California’s Monitor of the mortgage settlement, holding the Big Banks accountable for delivering billions in relief to California homeowners.
• She first ran for Congress to stand up to the Trump Administration’s assault on workers and families, earning notoriety for grilling CEOs and Trump officials in congressional hearings who were hurting Americans.

Endorsements:

• Katie has earned the endorsement of five statewide unions.
• The Teamsters, UAW, SMART, NUHW, and ATU, which collectively represent hundreds of thousands of California workers.
• Katie is also endorsed by both EMILY's List and Elect Democratic Women.
• Katie has the strongest supporters of any candidate in this race – and we will continue to expand our coalition as we push to victory next year.

Our Grassroots Competitive Edge:

• Katie Porter has the grassroots energy in this race.
• Tens of thousands of small-dollar donors continue to power this campaign.
• On the road, we see that folks are fired up and ready to work hard to elect Katie as our next governor, because they know she’ll lower costs and stand up to Donald Trump.