So disgusted with Adam Schiff right now

Slate: Republicans hate Adam Schiff. The feeling isn’t mutual.


…. The right’s villainization did nothing but help Schiff. The congressman parlayed his role as House impeachment manager into a national profile and a near permanent guest slot on MSNBC; he used his censure vote to appeal to Democratic donors nationwide, amassing a $35 million war chest. For a House rep who has never run a competitive race, that’s unthinkable cash—money that is underwriting his current Senate campaign. And now, as that race’s election day in California nears, Schiff is using those millions to … elevate his Trump-voting Republican opponent and juice Republican turnout.

It’s a diabolical election gambit made possible by California’s jungle primary system, a crowded Democratic field, and the one-party nature of California politics (along with a little bit of Schiff’s own shamelessness). Rather than the traditional, discreet Democratic and Republican primaries leading to a red-vs.-blue November general, the race to replace the deceased Dianne Feinstein will be a November runoff between the top two vote getters in March 5’s primary, regardless of party. Schiff is working hard to ensure that he’s in the top two; he’s working even harder to ensure that Republican Steve Garvey is also.

According to seemingly all available polling, Schiff holds a narrow lead over fellow congressional Democrats Katie Porter and Barbara Lee. California is effectively a one-party state, and only a Democrat can realistically win statewide, aided by the fact that the state’s Republican Party is largely dysfunctional. Facing a Republican in the runoff would be a sure victory for any Democrat. But if Schiff heads to a runoff against Porter or Lee, the race will be competitive and brutal; some polling shows Schiff losing to Porter head-to-head.

… In an expensive, glossy direct-mail campaign, Schiff is also sending mailers to Republican voters highlighting Garvey. The top of one flyer features side-by-side headshots of Schiff and Garvey and highlights Garvey as getting 19 percent of the vote compared to Schiff’s 28 percent, well within striking distance, beneath the header “Two Leading Candidates for United States Senate.” There’s not a mean word about Garvey on the front; flip it over, and there’s Garvey’s curriculum vitae, “a former Major League Baseball player, currently a businessman and philanthropist … voted for Donald Trump twice.”

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/02/adam-schiff-california-senate-race-garvey-porter-lee.html

I’m livid and regretting that I EVER gave money to this man (I do not live in his district). Donations to Democratic candidates should be spent on GOTV efforts FOR DEM CANDIDATES.

I am aware that Dems have been doing this in other states — only it was propping up an extreme MAGA candidate to improve the chances of the Dem winning in the general. But as the article goes on to point out, this unbelievably self-serving move for a statewide race threatens all number of down-ballot races. All because Schiff wants to coast to victory in November.