{"id":568032,"date":"2023-03-30T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/progressive-stars-square-off-in-california-senate-primary\/"},"modified":"2023-03-30T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T23:00:00","slug":"progressive-stars-square-off-in-california-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/progressive-stars-square-off-in-california-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"#Progressive stars square off in California Senate primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/porterkatie_leebarbara_032423gn_spliit_svb.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Battle lines are forming between progressives as they look to take down the more establishment-aligned Rep. Adam Schiff in California\u2019s Democratic Senate primary.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) was the latest high-profile progressive to weigh in on the race, endorsing Rep. Barbara Lee (D), who along with Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter (D) is seeking to fill the rare opening created by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), meanwhile, has backed Porter, her longtime ally from academia.<\/p>\n<p>Progressives see the race as a chance to elevate their policy platform as other Democrats shift to the center ahead of 2024, though it\u2019s also once again shining a light on some of the old alliances between those on the left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLee is the closest to what we were trying to accomplish,\u201d said Nina Turner, who co-chaired Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign in 2020 along with Khanna. \u201cI\u2019m not surprised,\u201d she added about the development that some of his boosters are coalescing around the\u00a0long-standing\u00a0congresswoman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khanna\u2019s endorsement adds a new dimension to the race, with two progressives in the mix. While many California Democrats thought Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, may be eyeing a Senate bid himself, he said that Lee is ultimately\u00a0the best choice\u00a0to compete for an elevated role in the upper chamber, and that \u201cthe most exciting place\u201d for him, for now, is in the House.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to be co-chairing Barbara Lee\u2019s campaign for the Senate and endorsing her today,\u201d Khanna said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on CNN, taking on the same title he held for Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>His support made official what has been mounting behind the scenes since the beginning of the primary, where candidates are looking to draw meaningful distinctions despite having much in common.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Lee\u2019s bid has been attracting\u00a0Sanders\u2019s\u00a0allies, with former campaign hands weighing new opportunities with the Oakland progressive. Some say they\u2019re drawn to Lee because her progressive bona fides are unique even among those representing the state\u2019s mostly liberal electorate. Khanna mentioned Lee\u2019s \u201canti-war\u201d record as an asset to the Senate, having stood against the Iraq War when others in her party voted for military action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other California progressives point to recent history to indicate what kind of left-wing candidate might be able to catch on in a crowded cycle. In the last presidential nominating contest, both Sanders and Warren competed in the delegate-rich state, where they were also running against several centrists, including then-candidate Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In that primary, Sanders won by a landslide, earning nearly three times the amount of votes as Warren. While the Vermont Independent hasn\u2019t yet weighed in on the Senate race, some are looking to his own past victory in the state for clues on the electorate\u2019s appetite. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThat 2020 Democratic primary is so meaningful because it\u2019s really the only statewide election over the last decade where you had true competition across viable well-funded candidates from all different parts of the political spectrum on the center to the left,\u201d said Joe Sanberg, a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur and anti-poverty activist who endorsed Sanders in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt tells us a lot about what happens when you put all different kinds of Democrats in front of an electorate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Liberals are often accused of veering to the left in primaries, much to the chagrin of moderates, who say that isn\u2019t always practical in swing states and tough districts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But in California, that\u2019s less of an issue. The seat is expected to be solidly blue, which makes the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election calculus less daunting and provides room for multiple progressives to\u00a0show degrees of policy nuance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this heavily Democratic state, I\u2019m not worried about losing our Senate seat to the Republicans,\u201d said Michael Kapp, a member of the California Democratic Party\u2019s executive board, who is currently neutral in the race.\u00a0\u201cBut it would be unfortunate if CA Democrats were denied a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a full discussion on which Democratic candidate would be the best to represent California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Progressives are focused on making sure that doesn\u2019t happen. Part of the draw for the primary, they say, is to hear the party\u2019s most liberal issues be elevated more visibility than in smaller district or local-level races.\u00a0The tough part is that Lee and Porter agree on a lot of positions. They both support cracking down on the pharmaceutical industry, transitioning to green energy sources and tightening regulations for banks \u2014\u00a0which they say could have prevented the most recent failures in Silicon Valley.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Those similarities make it less likely that voters will choose their candidates\u00a0strictly\u00a0over substantive differences in policy, rather than turning to other factors when making their\u00a0decisions, Democrats in the state argue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s much ideological distinction between Congresswomen Lee and Porter,\u201d Sanberg said.\u00a0\u201cPorter has a ton of enthusiastic backers who voted for Bernie Sanders. I think Lee has a ton of enthusiastic supporters who voted for Elizabeth Warren,\u201d he said, noting that the lines aren\u2019t as clean as the old Sanders-Warren divide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Lee\u2019s most recognizable distinction, her foreign policy record, makes her\u00a0stand out,\u00a0some on the left say she\u2019ll have to prove that she can define herself in a more robust way, especially when faced against another well-regarded progressive in the House.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLee benefits from her reputation as the lone brave congressional vote against the blank check for endless war right after 9\/11,\u201d said Norman Solomon, a leading progressive activist in California.\u00a0\u201cBut in recent years, growing numbers of progressive activists in California have become aware of her refusals to strongly challenge foreign-policy bellicosity, especially when a Democrat is in the White House.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt remains to be seen whether Lee can convincingly distinguish herself as an independent voice willing to really challenge President Biden on foreign policy. To the extent she stays away from doing so, her ability to make the case that she appreciably differs from Porter will be limited among progressives,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, some Democrats say that between the two left-wing choices, Porter may be able to convince more voters she\u2019s poised to take on some of the state\u2019s most current and relevant challenges.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>She got an early start and fundraising surge by announcing her campaign ahead of other candidates \u2014 well before Feinstein officially said she was retiring \u2014 and quickly got Warren\u2019s backing. In the past few weeks, the two Capitol Hill confidants have worked to introduce legislation to help prevent future banking fallouts.<\/p>\n<p>Some progressives close to Warren who supported her presidential campaign and are backing her Senate reelection believe Porter is well-poised to speak about that, having spent considerable time focusing on regulatory and consumer work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s still early, with nearly a full year until the general election, Porter also has a slight polling advantage over Lee. A\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/poll-release?releaseid=3868\">Quinnipiac University poll<\/a>\u00a0released earlier this month shows that Schiff and Porter have close favorability ratings, with 31 percent and 30 percent respectively among registered voters in the state. Lee comes in lower, at 18 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Still, some caution that Porter has a way to go in some parts of the state. While she\u2019s become more visible in the Orange County district that she represents, she\u2019s a lesser-known entity in other areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAside from her impressive whiteboard performances, Porter is not well known in Northern California,\u201d said Solomon, noting one area where she could fall behind.<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats argue, however, that there\u2019s plenty of time to establish name recognition and crystalize positions. And while Porter and Lee are both working to develop their pathways, Schiff is also a viable contender who voters know from his grilling of Republicans aligned with former President Trump, as well as his regular <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have three candidates with strong Democratic credentials,\u201d said Kapp, emphasizing that it\u2019s not just a two-person primary.<\/p>\n<p><em>Amie Parnes contributed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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