Democrats: CA-SEN infighting harming their House candidates

Ahead of today’s California Senate debate, Democrats are turning on each other. POLITICO reports:

• “Some Democratic House campaigns in California have already seen the Senate race start to siphon money and attention away from swing-seats. Money like that could help flip multiple House seats and power Democrats’ attempt to regain control of Congress.”
• “But some down-ballot Democrats are struggling to keep pace with GOP incumbents’ large cash advantages. And Porter’s decision not to run for reelection leaves open a swing district that she won narrowly in 2022. They also have to defend possibly competitive turf in greater San Diego and the Central Valley.”
• “But most Democrats have fallen behind. And strategists with some Democratic campaigns, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said the Senate race has sucked up all the oxygen and made it more difficult to fundraise. One person working for a Democrat in a swing seat said multiple donors have declined to host fundraisers for that campaign because they had already recently held events for Schiff’s bid.”

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“California Democrats’ Senate race-to-the-far-left is distracting their House candidates and draining their bank accounts. Over and over, Democrats’ brutal infighting exposes just how extreme their party has become.” – NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen