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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Republican candidate Steve Garvey advanced to the general election for the Senate seat that once belonged to the late Dianne Feinstein. Since California is a solid blue state, it is almost certain that Schiff will win in November. Schiff and Garvey defeated Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee.
But Porter lost more than just her Senate bid on Tuesday. Her inability to win the Senate seat will also end her tenure in the House of Representatives.
« Porter, from a swing district in Orange County and a protege of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, had kept the race close until the final six weeks, » reports Politico. « But she opted not to directly confront Schiff on the airwaves, where her message of promising to shake up the Senate and crusade against corporations was drowned out by Schiff’s anti-Trump profile and the money he raised as a result. »
But as Garvey rose in public and private polls, her support remained relatively stagnant. In addition to the millions spent by Schiff’s campaign, money also poured in from his super PAC. And late in the contest, another super PAC funded by cryptocurrency billionaire investors spent upward of $10 million to slam Porter.
