California Dems don't vote for Katie Porter

[Mr. Smith]

I'm more astonished that California Democrats are given a once in several decades opportunity to select someone as progressive as they want for that seat, and they pick Adam Schiff?

1. This CA Dems we're talking about, outside of a few college towns and Barbara Lee's district, calling these guys progressive is a stretch.

2. It's not "once in several decades" anymore, it's literally any election now until the GOP get their act together.

[Mr. Smith]

I'm more astonished that California Democrats are given a once in several decades opportunity to select someone as progressive as they want for that seat, and they pick Adam Schiff?

1. This CA Dems we're talking about, outside of a few college towns and Barbara Lee's district, calling these guys progressive is a stretch.

2. It's not "once in several decades" anymore, it's literally any election now until the GOP get their act together.

No. California Republicans have been going further right since Proposition 187 and most of who is left in the party here are extremists. They created nasty rumors about their Assembly leader for not being conservative enough to the point he switched to Independent and that was just a couple of years ago. If anything they are content with being in the minority here as long as the party is conservative.

Exactly my point.

The top-two system as is pretty much ensures California is likely going to look like Democrat v. Democrat for quite some time, meaning progressives have room to leverage out and toss out the incumbent, consierably moreso than if the GOP were actually a threat.

Garvey may well be the last chance for a Republican to get the second spot.