Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept. You can sign up for his free politics newsletter here.
After Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., failed to advance to the general election for the U.S. Senate in California, her statement thanking her supporters on X included one particularly striking sentence: “Because of you, we had the establishment running scared — withstanding 3 to 1 in TV spending and an onslaught of billionaires spending millions to rig this election.” You might’ve spotted the word in there that caused a tsunami of controversy.
Ads that lie about candidates are dishonorable, but this is a problem endemic to political races, and federal regulations effectively allow them. She also laments the influence of billionaires and “dark money”; that is, political spending from undisclosed donors. But their interventions in races are completely legal.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
What would Katie Porter do as California’s U.S. senator?Rep. Katie Porter, trying to get into the top two in California's U.S. Senate primary, talked about her philosophy and priorities.
Read more »
Katie Porter goes after Adam Schiff in final California Senate debateRep. Katie Porter, democratic congresswoman of Irvine, openly criticized her House colleague Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank during the last debate for California's…
Read more »
Katie Porter faces backlash after claiming California Senate race was 'rigged'Katie Porter is catching flack for saying the system to select candidates in California's U.S. Senate race was 'rigged.'
Read more »
Yoox Net-A-Porter elevates Mr. Porter with virtual try-on pilotFurthering its three-dimensional strategy, the Italian retailer is adding a size simulator to private luxury menswear brand Mr. P.'s permanent range.
Read more »
Katie Porter opens door to presidential age limits in Senate debateThe three-term Democrat from California also defended President Joe Biden’s legislative accomplishments in the second TV debate of the contest.
Read more »
Katie Porter Doubles Down on Claim Her Election Loss Was “Rigged”After losing the California Senate primary, the Democratic congresswoman employed somewhat Trumpian language to air out her grievances.
Read more »