OAN’s Brooke Mallory
12:29 PM – Tuesday, February 6, 2024
A multi-million dollar statewide advertising campaign by Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign marks the start of a multi-million dollar statewide ad campaign by the former Dodgers and Padres baseball player who is now running as the highest-profile Republican in the Democratic-majority state. It’s notable because it specifically targets Steve Garvey, who is currently in the league.
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Schiff famously promoted the false “Russian collusion” theory, as many anti-Trump Democratic officials have done in the past. However, after a 22-month investigation, the FBI, and in particular Special Counsel Robert Mueller, failed to uncover sufficient evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign collaborated with Russia to influence the 2016 U.S. election. It was reported that there was no. americanbar.org. The ABA website represents the world’s largest voluntary association of lawyers.
“Influential Republican Steve Garvey is too conservative for California. He voted for Trump twice and has long supported Republicans, including far-right conservatives,” Schiff’s ad says. There is. “Democratic leader Adam Schiff defended democracy against Trump and his insurrectionists.”
Social media users on Twitter protested online, mocking the ad’s “upsetting” narration.
“This ad looks like a parody made by conservatives to make fun of liberals, but it’s real, HAHAHA!” one user said.
Regarding open primaries, the top two vote-getters in the March poll, regardless of party, advance to the general election.
Analysts have long argued that Mr. Schiff would be better off competing with Mr. Garvey or other Republican candidates in the November general election than dealing with the internal disputes of Mr. Porter and Mr. Lee. . A Republican has not won a statewide election in California since 2006.
And while Mr. Schiff’s campaign has far more money than Mr. Garvey, the latest campaign finance filings show Mr. Garvey has enough money to run a statewide ad campaign like Mr. Schiff. I do not have.
As of December 31stcentAccording to the latest data from the Federal Election Commission, Garvey’s campaign had just $308,160 in cash on hand, while Schiff’s campaign had a staggering $34.9 million in cash on hand. Mr. Porter earned $13.2 million and Barbara Lee $815,960.
Shortly after Mr. Schiff’s ad was released, his biggest opponent, Katie Porter, said that Garvey, just as more Republicans tend to support someone they voted for as “too conservative for California.” He claimed it was a “cynical attempt” to support the Twice for Trump. Mr. Garvey gained further notoriety when he argued with Mr. Schiff and other candidates during a recent debate.
According to the USC Voter Prediction Survey released last week, Mr. Schiff received 25% of the vote, Mr. Porter and Mr. Garvey were tied at 15%, and Mr. Lee came in fourth with 7%.
“Adam Schiff knows he’s going to lose to me in November. That’s what this brazenly cynical ad is about – promoting his own political career and fielding qualified female candidates. “We need honest leadership, not political gamesmanship,” Katie Porter wrote on Twitter.
In 2018, Democratic opponents criticized then-Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) for airing a major ad highlighting Republican John Cox’s support for Trump.
“Steve Garvey’s campaign has been and continues to be about rallying all Californians for common-sense, compassionate solutions to the real problems of today, not just run-of-the-mill political props. Rather than uniting us in the common purpose of making life better across the board, Californians love this divisive rhetoric that seeks to divide us into simple buckets against ourselves. “This is why Steve Garvey continues to rise in the polls,” said Garvey campaign spokesman Matt Shoop.
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