Katie Porter is a very bright woman

[RomaVicta 29909]

Porter is a breathtaking combination of knowledge and ability to convey that knowledge.

It would have made for a too complicated visual, but I'd like to see the comparison between American business executive pay and the pay in other countries. I assume it remains as absurd as it was a few decades ago.

[Biff Tannen 45691]

15 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

NSIAP.  I want to have her babies after this.

 

 

The idea that this will convince anyone that votes R to support democrats is, sadly, quite hilarious.  These people are not swayed by facts.  She's just another evil, lying Dem.

[DigglerontheHoof 21202]

I'd vote for her as POTUS in a heartbeat.  She's tough, smart, and effective. 

[Mdhorn 5949]

19 hours ago, Burt said:

This is awesome!

 

 

Love her but this is a complete joke.  Glad she does this for the few smart people left, but the right neither gives a shit, nor is even embarrassed.  They only care about getting paid. Supreme Court justices are taking bribes, defense spending is rife with corruption, the former president is a foreign asset--just add it to the pile.  

[Mdhorn 5949]

37 minutes ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

I'd vote for her as POTUS in a heartbeat.  She's tough, smart, and effective. 

Katie Porter, AOC, Adam Schiff, Pete Buttigieg, Stacey Abrams, Ted Lieu (foreign born so can't by rules), Elizabeth Warren, Gavin Newsom--just a few off the top of my head that I wish could win the presidency.  Every one of them is smarter and more honest than anybody on the Republican side--by a wide margin.  

Oh well, Democracy gets what it votes for unfortunately.  And when we vote against our rights, they'll shrink.  It's idiotic thinking Americans will use their right to bear arms to keep the government in check, but are unwilling to vote to do so.  I guess they'll use their guns to set up a true Democracy where people get a say in their government?  Of course not.  They'll use their guns to try and install an authoritarian government.  

Reading all of these threads just leads to the same endgame.  Trump is a litmus test.  If he wins, the remains of Democracy spill down the drain.  It's already draining-see SCOTUS, but the speed increases.     

[pyrohornIII 4815]

I'm proud that Texas has finally sent someone up there who has the same chops that Porter and AOC do, and that's Jasmine Crockett.  

I wish these wonderful women got as much coverage as the trolls who seem to stay in front of the media saying stupid shit that sucks so much oxygen out of the room there's none left for talking about how some of our representatives are fighting the good fight every day up there.   

I'm not disparaging those like SJL, as I have heard her speak several times and have been impressed, but these younger women seem to bring a fire and snark that plays much better.  

I'd like to see us have a thread on Dem Rising Stars, but not sure if it would be redundant with having individual threads.

[NWBuck 8570]

They've got her, AOC and Jasmine Crockett on this committee? 

Like swatting flies with a Buick 

 

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

I would uncle boobs the shit out of her

[jimmyjazz 45963]

I want to have her babies, or something.

[Macanudo 12979]

Smart is sexy.

[YGIFS 19450]

8 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

I want to have her babies, or something.

I'm picturing trying to diagram how this could happen on one of her white boards.  And it's quite funny to me.  Also, a bit sad.   But you go girl!

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20400]

I love her.
 

 

 

[pacman 7357]

Dunked on Garvey

https://www.threads.net/@katieporteroc/post/C2dRzCWCGJn/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

 

[Post Oak 20223]

13 minutes ago, pacman said:

Dunked on Garvey

https://www.threads.net/@katieporteroc/post/C2dRzCWCGJn/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

 

Don't make eye contact with her and whatever you do, don't piss her off.

[washparkhorn 9939]

May Adam Schiff rot in hell for propping up Rwpublican Steve Garvey. That “pied piper” strategy is one reason we have Trump. 

Alienating progressives—and promoting Repubs instead—is fraught with peril. Hubris is a calling card for Establishment Dems. 

I hope Porter re-enters public service in the future. She was a breath of fresh air. 

[RomaVicta 29909]

Damn. I would likely vote for Schiff, but I hate seeing Porter lose anything.

I see it's four years until the other seat comes up. I have little knowledge of Butler, but a quick scan on google indicates she might very good. Just a guess.

Biden should find a place for Porter in his administration. She's too valuable not to be working for the republic.

[Red Five 40859]

Can someone explain the California primary process to me like I'm five? How does propping up Garvey help Schiff and knock out Porter?

[Js1 85353]

3 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

Damn. I would likely vote for Schiff, but I hate seeing Porter lose anything.

I see it's four years until the other seat comes up. I have little knowledge of Butler, but a quick scan on google indicates she might very good. Just a guess.

Biden should find a place for Porter in his administration. She's too valuable not to be working for the republic.

Yep and then go home, run for CA GOV down the road and parlay it into Senate. 

FYI, Butler is the one not running this year. Padilla is the other Senator and he’ll keep it as long as he wants. 

[Js1 85353]

Just now, Red Five said:

Can someone explain the California primary process to me like I'm five? How does propping up Garvey help Schiff and knock out Porter?

Top 2 advance regardless of party. Easier to run against a Republican than a fellow Dem, even though the latter would eliminate the tiny chance of a GOP win. But let’s face it, if Garvey won in November, Biden lost 1984 style or something. Aka, not happening 

[washparkhorn 9939]

Dem v. Dem safer than Dem v.Repub. And Dem v. Rep jeopardizes down ballot Dems—as it energizes Repubs to vote in California. 

Hubris=risk, as it did in 2016. 

[Pescado_Rojo 19416]

5 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

Damn. I would likely vote for Schiff, but I hate seeing Porter lose anything.

I see it's four years until the other seat comes up. I have little knowledge of Butler, but a quick scan on google indicates she might very good. Just a guess.

Biden should find a place for Porter in his administration. She's too valuable not to be working for the republic.

She'd be fucking amazing as Sec. of Commerce, but Wall Street and Silicon Valley might team up to have her whacked. 

[Red Five 40859]

5 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

Biden should find a place for Porter in his administration.

Guess VP is out of the question. (ducks)

[Js1 85353]

Oh no Katie what is you doing 

She claimed it was rigged. Then had to backtrack she meant manipulated by big money. She should know rigged has a certain connotation now 

[pyrohornIII 4815]

She might have said it to get the clicks.  

[Js1 85353]

5 minutes ago, pyrohornIII said:

She might have said it to get the clicks.  

I hope so because she already had to backtrack. 

[956 Worldwide 34715]

47 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Oh no Katie what is you doing 

She claimed it was rigged. Then had to backtrack she meant manipulated by big money. She should know rigged has a certain connotation now 

That was a shit statement. No problem with using it as a chance to advocate for getting money out of politics, to say something like “voters need to hear from candidates and not ultra-rich donors and their PR team.”  Any savvy politician who calls an election rigged knows what they are saying.

I’ll go against the grain and say she’s a better politician and advocate than as someone who needs to head a cabinet department.  Something like consumer protection maybe.  She’s a super smart lawyer who’s good at making a case and running circles around the opposite side and also being a great advocate. That style doesn’t mesh with cabinet leadership. Those roles have less power and authority, it’s not a bully pulpit role. You’re dependent on consensus building and relationship managing and mobilizing the bureaucracy to get shit done. 

[Js1 85353]

5 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Any savvy politician who calls an election rigged knows what they are saying.

Exactly my thoughts.  She's too fucking smart for that shit.  

[Underdog 28687]

Steve Johnny Appleseed Garvey has no fucking business running for Congress. 

[yoladu 4094]

23 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Steve Johnny Appleseed Garvey has no fucking business running for Congress. 

He was one of my favorite players as a kid. Still have his card in my collection.

[David Dennison 18874]

Take level: scorching hot

 

[Js1 85353]

Hilarious. Primary turnout doesn’t usually correlate to big November wins. Republicans are not going to have some great night in California in November 

[David Dennison 18874]

3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Hilarious. Primary turnout doesn’t usually correlate to big November wins. Republicans are not going to have some great night in California in November 

It's silly season for the national press right now.

[Underdog 28687]

1 hour ago, yoladu said:

He was one of my favorite players as a kid. Still have his card in my collection.

The 70s Reds/Dodgers rivalry was always fun. 

[jimmyjazz 45963]

2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Hilarious. Primary turnout doesn’t usually correlate to big November wins. Republicans are not going to have some great night in California in November 

Yeah, that article was nonsense.  Schiff's play worked and turnout sucked.  No conclusions to be drawn.

[Js1 85353]

19 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, that article was nonsense.  Schiff's play worked and turnout sucked.  No conclusions to be drawn.

Also more hilarious - this is fucking California.  It's going to be 2 weeks before the final results are in.  So all the "OMG GOP TURNOUT WAS AMAZING" - let's see when final results are in to determine turnout.  Because CA counts their mail slowly.  A lot of these races only show 50% of the vote in (mostly E-Day, which is....Republican!) 

For instance, someone online freaked out about CA-41 - Calvet (R) 50.3% and the Dem at 41%.  91k votes so far.  2022 had 117k votes and 2020 had 160k votes. 

Also the special open primary for Senate - yeah, Garvey is "leading" with 34.4% but it's a top 2 system and the Dems ended up with 57.9% of the vote (so far).  So woohoo for Garvey? 

Edited March 7 by Js1

[pyrohornIII 4815]

Have to wonder if she's beginning to question that stance of not taking any corporate donations, but only grassroots.    I would think there would be at least a few decent moral corporations out there, right? 

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

50 minutes ago, pyrohornIII said:

Have to wonder if she's beginning to question that stance of not taking any corporate donations, but only grassroots.    I would think there would be at least a few decent moral corporations out there, right? 

Bombas should give her a call. I switched to their socks for running back when they first started and someone sent me a pair. Not cheap socks but I'm a fan.

[Gil Bang 25960]

She's dead to me now.  The word "rigged" should NEVER come from the mouth of a dem.

[StassneyHorn 6580]

Wont blame Schiff for getting the matchup he wants, too early to tell how that affects the balance of the US House when I'm pretty sure California mails their shit to everybody

[Post Oak 20223]

She was stupid to run. Now she has a stupid prize 

[Neonmoon 38129]

20 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

She's dead to me now.  The word "rigged" should NEVER come from the mouth of a dem.

Yeah I know there’s a low bar thanks to the fat orange fuck but everyone at least needs to clear it. She needs to go on some shows and walk it back hugely 

[Horn Dog 9871]

21 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

She's dead to me now.  The word "rigged" should NEVER come from the mouth of a dem.

What if a Dem is watching a Texas/Okie State Rig 12 football game?  Can the dem use the word in that setting?

[TexasEd 8067]

So did her and Schiff have to be only one the ballot for one race in the primary so she won't be on the ballot in November?

 

[Dbeasy 15052]

So I haven’t paid much attention to California politics. I didn’t even realize Schiff was running for Senate. Why has the Democratic Party there allowed these two key politicians go head to head like that? I would have thought there would have been better planning. I didn’t even realize Schiff had a shot at Senate. And Porter had a lot more room to move up in the House. 

[Foosters 17858]

2 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

So I haven’t paid much attention to California politics. I didn’t even realize Schiff was running for Senate. Why has the Democratic Party there allowed these two key politicians go head to head like that? I would have thought there would have been better planning. I didn’t even realize Schiff had a shot at Senate. And Porter had a lot more room to move up in the House. 

CA has an open primary. The ballot had like 20+ candidates from all parties. What is the advantage to the Democratic party if they had not "allowed" Porter to run?

[Dbeasy 15052]

5 minutes ago, Foosters said:

CA has an open primary. The ballot had like 20+ candidates from all parties. What is the advantage to the Democratic party if they had not "allowed" Porter to run?

Did she not have to give up her house seat to run?

[Foosters 17858]

1 minute ago, Dbeasy said:

Did she not have to give up her house seat to run?

Sorry, yes. I didn't read your original question with that in mind and was thinking more about the strategy behind winning the senate seat.

[Js1 85353]

35 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

So did her and Schiff have to be only one the ballot for one race in the primary so she won't be on the ballot in November?

 

Yes. California doesn’t let you be on the ballot for multiple races in the primary. It was a huge risk for either of them

I like Porter but her campaign did not appeal to the general California electorate. Would have won a Twitter primary though 

[Hefeweizen 5324]

I’m in Cali and she’s done with that statement.  No excuse for claiming a rigged election.  I voted for Schiff anyway but before that would have been fine with her.  Get the fuck right out of here now.

[Huckleberry 32880]

lulz

Porter shouldn't be done. Democrats abandoning her because she did one stupid thing is the exact behavior that's left the country fucked and in danger of being turbofucked (see: Franken). Stop being myopic crybabies.