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Steve Toretto's avatar

Well said... not sure Mahan would survive front runner attention either (just seems like that kind of guy... you know... the ones with dicks). Always a fan of Katie Porter, even when she annoys the hell out of me, she's on the money about what ails our country and our state (did I mention dicks?). Thanks Jeff!

Eileen Penan's avatar

I’d like Katie. I’d feel safer & understood. We need a woman for balance & to call out the bad dudes.

Michael Taylor's avatar

Yes, male politicians predictably suck -- many are out of control horn-dogs -- but Loren Bobbert, MTG, Nancy Mace, Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Jody Earnst ( hog-castating house member from the midwest), and a dozen other female right wing lunatics who are all to eager to bend over for tRump are enough to convince me to vote for the person, not the sex of that candidate. Granted, female politicans seem less likely to engage in sexual shenanigans than men -- although at least one in Sacramento was credibly accused of sexually harassing her female aids in office -- but that doesn't mean every woman who runs for office shines like the virgen Mary.

At the moment, I lean toward Porter for gov. Steyer talks a good game, but it's hard to trust a billionaire these days, and Mahan feels like a poltical lightweight -- and total opportunist -- with heavy money in his pockets.

Kamala could have saved us all this sturm und drang had she run for gov, but no, she was too busy gearing up to lose yet another presidential run. Hopefully that will happen in the primaries and not the finals of 2028.

Barbara McMurray's avatar

Matt Mahan smells like Peter Thiel. No thanks.

Laura Camp's avatar

I like Katie. All she has to do is come in first among this motley crew. And how about Becerra? He could surge. Steyer grates on me. I heard him on a podcast with Molly Jong-Fast. I swear she asked him one question and he went for 20 minutes without stopping. So. many. platitudes. Katie is 1000 x better.

Jame's avatar

So the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES has been convicted of sexual assault and accused of sexual assault by multiple children per the “Trump Files”. Why doesn’t our president get held to ANY standards whatsoever??He’s a true POS and we should be demanding HE step down too

Jeff H's avatar

I'm one of those folks who had planned to vote for Swallwell but will switch to Mahan. Not voting for a billionaire and I do find Porter very hard to like. Nothing to do with her gender as I'd be annoyed by the same traits if she were Karl Porter.

Elel's avatar

I doubt that. When women are abrasive, tough, "bitchy"? We are labeled emotional and difficult to work with.

Men acting with the same adjectives, including the "bitchy"? Just being strong, stepping up "as a man", asserting themselves.

Lie to yourself all you want. Women know.

Paul's avatar

What if everybody in California just decided to write in Kamala Harris?

JoeDelaney's avatar

Transgression is an addictive fantasy, and a segment of the populace admire those who act on their fantasies. It is gross.