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OnDoutside

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8. "No, I'm going to win every vote I can." If she had stopped there, she would have been fine.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:00 AM

Oct 9

An extremely bright and intelligent person but not enough political skills to ultimately be successful....unfortunately.

Attempted Gotcha questions are part of the discourse, and she needs to be able to handle them.

I have said it before, we need to contrast her path with that of AOC.

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Katie Porter, front runner for California Governor, has fiery exchange with reporter [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 8 OP

Good for Katie. Quiet Em Oct 8 #1

That's an answer she could have gave JI7 Oct 8 #2

She could have. Quiet Em Oct 9 #3

She is terrible navigating the media SSJVegeta Oct 9 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 9 #5

Yea, the treatment of her staffer was pretty gross. PunkinPi Oct 9 #11

+1. Undeniable. dalton99a Oct 9 #12

Not cool Thunder Chicken Oct 9 #14

Yikes. That was really gross. pinkstarburst Oct 9 #33

Also ... that was the only part of the interview they aired UpInArms Oct 9 #27

The "establishment" out to get one, like her primary being rigged: "we had the establishment running scared ... betsuni Oct 9 #6

I had originally been for her but gave up on her awhile Raine Oct 9 #7

"No, I'm going to win every vote I can." If she had stopped there, she would have been fine. OnDoutside Oct 9 #8

Her rivals seem to sense an opening Shrek Oct 9 #9

That looks bad on multiple levels Renew Deal Oct 9 #10

I really like Katie and I'm sure she had good reason. I hope Emile Oct 9 #13

LOL! Sued for what? Asking questions she didn't like? tritsofme Oct 9 #19

Did she have a good reason to yell at her assistant to "get out of her fucking shot"? TheProle Oct 9 #22

Why should we refrain from criticizing her? PragmaticLiberal Oct 9 #28

She seems to lack the self-control one needs in a Phoenix61 Oct 9 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 9 #31

I'm learning towards Becerra now JI7 Oct 10 #35

IMHO she lacks the temperament (and that is not based off just this) to be the Governor of California, my birth state. Celerity Oct 9 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author uponit7771 Oct 9 #17

Never understood the appeal tbh. BannonsLiver Oct 9 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 9 #20

As unprofessional Greg_In_SF Oct 9 #21

That wasn't good EdmondDantes_ Oct 9 #23

I thought she was great in Congress. Wow, what the hell happened to her? That's really bad. themaguffin Oct 9 #24

Will she appoint Nina Turner to a post? Happy Hoosier Oct 9 #25

Same. We can do better. QueerDuck Oct 9 #34

When has the media done this with TFG? UpInArms Oct 9 #26

The same questions were asked of the other candidates Shrek Oct 10 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 10 #37

This is an interesting race JustAnotherGen Oct 9 #29

You can almost hear Greg_In_SF Oct 9 #30

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