Opinion of Katie Porter

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She's a goodie.

California politics *is* rigged, as the state is too big for anyone not already elected statewide to run a statewide campaign, and so what ends up happening is the head honchos end up anointing some uninspiring party hack who cruises their way to inevitable victory. And hence we get a slew of uninspiring politicians and waste the Democrats' biggest potential talent pool.

Plus, the top two primary system gives the state's minority GOP a way outsized amount of influence in elections, whereas normally a state where the national party has made such little attempt to appeal to its people, the state party would have zero influence. All in all, a huge disservice to the people of California.