CA-SEN: Katie Porter announces her candidacy (For the record, I am undecided)

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108. Differences

1. Porter is a known quantity. At the time she ran, AOC was not.

2. Feinstein is acknowledged as a dedicated public servant, but her age cannot be ignored. I believe that although AOC’s opponent, Joe Crowley, was older than she, his age at the time (52) didn’t raise red flags.

3. AOC unseated a man. As a woman, I can’t help wondering if some of the blowback she experiences/experienced isn’t sexism in action. In Porter’s case she would replace another woman.

4. Ruben Gallego’s possible run against Sinema has met with some positivity here, even prior to Sinema’s change to being an Independent.

I’m not saying all Democrats who challenge Democratic incumbents are right or wrong. But, personally, I like being able to discuss it.