All Bases Loaded in California’s Senate Race

Published on January 24, 2024

Four candidates running for one of California’s two U.S. Senate seats faced off at a lively televised debate in Los Angeles on topics including war in the Middle East, the border crisis, the economy, housing and homelessness, health care, and abortion Jan. 22. The participants—Democrat U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee, Adam Schiff, and Katie Porter and Republican Steve Garvey—had qualified for the debate after landing the top four slots in a mid-December Politico/Morning Consult poll of likely primary voters, according to Fox News 11 Los Angeles, which hosted the debate with Politico. The 1.5-hour event heated up about halfway through when co-moderators Elex Michaelson of Fox News 11 and Melanie Mason of Politico pressed Mr. Garvey, a former first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, about where he stands on former President Donald Trump....

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