Oh interesting. I would vote for her too but she has her issues and has fallen off in the polls. So if you don’t want a chevron-owned candidate it’s basically Steyer or bust.
I mean policy wise, Steyer is clearly to her left. Porters did get Pelosied when she went for Senate previously, but her performance in this election cycle has been her own. Porter also didn’t make in-roads with the rest of the squad and, well, I think that also has cost her.
Most importantly, at this point she’s sub 8% and is acting as a spoler to allow a Republican onto the ballot in November. She needs to take the L, drop out, and endorse Steyer.
If I could wave a wand, I’d make it Porter vs Steyer for the governership. Because yes, eat the billionaire, but I’m gonna vote on policy every time. And they are objectively better than the rest in this regard.
As an aside, I also wish Harris would have run. Not because I want Harris but because I want her not-involved-whatsoever in the next presidential election.
One thing was not showing up for other progressives. She seemed to think of the label as a pejorative and I think that cut against her. I think she should have tried to be more squad/ squad adjacent and she really didn’t show up for other members of the squad in her votes or with her voice. That being said I see her defeat in the Senate race as a pure rat-fucking on the part of the DNC, so its a mixed bag. Honestly, I guess I realized what it was that I was often more-so rooting against Porters opponent than I was actually rooting for Porter. But thats also good instinct on her part, picking good fights.
Like I think she could have beat Schiff if she would have tried to be more of a stand-out-progressive in her time in congress. Then she just kind-of continously kept falling short and having melt-down after melt-down, and it was like ‘aight your time is up’.
Oh interesting. I would vote for her too but she has her issues and has fallen off in the polls. So if you don’t want a chevron-owned candidate it’s basically Steyer or bust.
Oh I wouldn’t vote for her at this point. She’s been a bit of a disaster for a couple years now.
Like you, I’d vote for Steyer. They’re genuinely the best option and the only progressive in the race.
There are no progressive billionaires. There are no ethical billionaires. Every billionaire is an enemy of humanity.
Tom Steyer is worth $2.6 billion. He should be food, not a governor.
Sure. And someone is going to be the next Governor of California.
If you would prefer to eat Steyer, who do you suggest people then instead vote for?
Porter is — or was — the only candidate who is not completely deplorable.
I mean policy wise, Steyer is clearly to her left. Porters did get Pelosied when she went for Senate previously, but her performance in this election cycle has been her own. Porter also didn’t make in-roads with the rest of the squad and, well, I think that also has cost her.
Most importantly, at this point she’s sub 8% and is acting as a spoler to allow a Republican onto the ballot in November. She needs to take the L, drop out, and endorse Steyer.
If I could wave a wand, I’d make it Porter vs Steyer for the governership. Because yes, eat the billionaire, but I’m gonna vote on policy every time. And they are objectively better than the rest in this regard.
As an aside, I also wish Harris would have run. Not because I want Harris but because I want her not-involved-whatsoever in the next presidential election.
What turned you against her?
One thing was not showing up for other progressives. She seemed to think of the label as a pejorative and I think that cut against her. I think she should have tried to be more squad/ squad adjacent and she really didn’t show up for other members of the squad in her votes or with her voice. That being said I see her defeat in the Senate race as a pure rat-fucking on the part of the DNC, so its a mixed bag. Honestly, I guess I realized what it was that I was often more-so rooting against Porters opponent than I was actually rooting for Porter. But thats also good instinct on her part, picking good fights.
Like I think she could have beat Schiff if she would have tried to be more of a stand-out-progressive in her time in congress. Then she just kind-of continously kept falling short and having melt-down after melt-down, and it was like ‘aight your time is up’.
She was mean to people a couple times on camera and has the audacity to have not been born a man.