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bdamomma

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22. Is she being challenged from

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #20)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 08:23 PM

Oct 2019

others to remove her from her seat locally, I will donate to her if she is facing this challenge.

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The Freshman Democrat Who's Making Conservatives Squirm [View all] ehrnst Oct 2019 OP

Love Katie Porter. Smart and principled. A conservative's nightmare. Midnight Writer Oct 2019 #1

She's really good. I have a lot of respect for her. patphil Oct 2019 #11

I think she'll be president someday. She & Warren are both brilliant. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #2

That may, or may not be in the cards...but.... Brother Buzz Oct 2019 #6

She will make one helluva senator for Cali. blm Oct 2019 #26

Congratulations California! TryLogic Oct 2019 #62

She is wonderful DrToast Oct 2019 #3

A big fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2019 #4

She has IT. Brains, compassion, AND integrity. blm Oct 2019 #5

AOC gets more headlines, probably for the wrong reasons... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #7

Not sure what the dig at AOC is for LeftTurn3623 Oct 2019 #16

Was not meant as a dig on AOC, but in how the media covers her... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #59

I agree with you Rebl2 Oct 2019 #61

I think Katie is great. I love watching her tear the rupugs to pieces. vsrazdem Oct 2019 #8

She's a force of nature. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #9

I knew it would be Porter before I clicked on the story. :) TeamPooka Oct 2019 #10

LOL .... same here. blm Oct 2019 #27

We've got quite a few Fresh"man" Democratic women who are flying under the radar.... George II Oct 2019 #12

Sharice Davids is one of my favorites among those you describe StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #15

I agree, she's one of my favorites, too. I don't contribute much and when I do it's local, but.... George II Oct 2019 #17

Ayanna Pressley, too. blm Oct 2019 #29

Yeah. But she's no AOC StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #13

No they are two entirely different women mountain grammy Oct 2019 #28

✔️ blm Oct 2019 #33

You like those checks huh :) Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #58

Yup blm Oct 2019 #63

Wish I could figure out how to do that. George II Oct 2019 #68

✔️ Just do a copy & paste FakeNoose Oct 2019 #70

✔️ Thanks! George II Oct 2019 #71

Where'd you get one that looks just like BLM's? Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #74

Mine is on my iPad emojis blm Oct 2019 #76

Yes!! The greatest thing about them both is that Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #39

Yes, exactly, and the other greatest thing.. mountain grammy Oct 2019 #55

Some people like to pretend that AOC isn't Bettie Oct 2019 #64

It's because she threatens the status quo, ronnie624 Oct 2019 #84

Yeah Bettie Oct 2019 #85

OMG! A single mother of three! That will REALLY rattle GOP alarm bells bucolic_frolic Oct 2019 #14

K&R ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #18

She absolutely destroys the person she is questioning TNNurse Oct 2019 #19

I wish she weren't in such a tough district. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2019 #20

Is she being challenged from bdamomma Oct 2019 #22

Heh. Who would even want to debate her? blm Oct 2019 #30

I don't know, I just think I heard her district is typically conservative/GOP. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2019 #43

It is. But her logic game is too strong for any rivals. blm Oct 2019 #52

No worries about Katie. She does what is right FIRST Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #40

She's good. Thanks for sharing that video. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2019 #45

I hope she is the next VP LakeArenal Oct 2019 #21

She would be a great VP. Or someday, President. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #23

Eight more years!!! Eight more years!! LakeArenal Oct 2019 #25

My early fantasy this year was Kamala Harris wins POTUS and Gavin Newsome appoints Porter to fill TeamPooka Oct 2019 #32

I could get behind that! n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #37

Why didn't Gavin run? Was looking forward to that. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #46

Great idea LA! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #42

Representative Porter is badass. 3catwoman3 Oct 2019 #24

✔️✔️✔️ blm Oct 2019 #31

She's very good. bdamomma Oct 2019 #35

I love Porter. She deserves an important role as an Inspector General, or Deputy Sec. of ancianita Oct 2019 #34

NO! We have a wonderful new field of freshmen, but they are freshmen. Let them earn their stripes. RainCaster Oct 2019 #41

Which senior congress people already knew more and grilled Jamie Dimon harder than ancianita Oct 2019 #48

I'm equally impressed by her questioning skills, but... RainCaster Oct 2019 #53

Are you kidding? What drives consensus in our party more than fact-based truth. Porter ancianita Oct 2019 #54

Love this woman. She's smart, measured, unflappable and when she's on badhair77 Oct 2019 #36

Love all our new freshman Congress people. zentrum Oct 2019 #38

When she had Ben Carson babbling about oreos it was beautiful AdamGG Oct 2019 #44

I need 15-30 minutes of Katie Porter DAILY Leghorn21 Oct 2019 #47

She's my favorite from this impressive freshmen class. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2019 #49

When her kids are grown and out of the house... SpankMe Oct 2019 #50

I wonder why she gets so little media attention mcar Oct 2019 #51

She doesn't seek the spotlight. She goes about her work. (nt) ehrnst Oct 2019 #60

Good point mcar Oct 2019 #65

And effectively so. Not a twitter rep. (nt) ehrnst Oct 2019 #73

I love Katie Porter Gothmog Oct 2019 #56

Katie Porter helped turn Orange County, CA blue. I will always love her. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #57

She's a driving force the gop will need to reckon with! Heartstrings Oct 2019 #66

Exactly. No one wants to step up and debate her, that's fer sure! blm Oct 2019 #69

And she represents south Orange County - which is extraordinary in itself sandensea Oct 2019 #67

I love Rep. Porter bluescribbler Oct 2019 #72

Since Porter won in the OC, suggests to me that Warren could winover many Repugs too. stuffmatters Oct 2019 #75

That's a key point I've been stressing. They can speak to blm Oct 2019 #77

Exactly&the more voters get to know them, the more they i.d. with & respect them both. stuffmatters Oct 2019 #78

That's a common thread with her students. blm Oct 2019 #79

+1000. (nt) ehrnst Oct 2019 #80

Truly LOL.Thanks for bringing the mid afternoon chuckle on Cotton. stuffmatters Oct 2019 #81

Heheh ... or Trump blm Oct 2019 #82

She definitely knows how to corner the rats of the financial industry. blm Oct 2019 #83

She is brilliant. Mickju Oct 2019 #86