Adam Schiff Secures Top Status in California’s 3rd US Senate Debate

Commentary Each political campaign presents its own challenges. Aside from the actual issues, campaigns must forge strategies for victory. All along, Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff has been the one to beat in the race for U.S. Senate from California. That was not changed by the Feb. 20 debate among the top four candidates, sponsored by NBC4 and Telemundo 52 at Universal City. The moderator was NBC4’s Colleen Williams, with questioners Conan Nolan of NBC4 and Alejandra Ortiz, Telemundo’s chief reporter. Take a look at the latest Emerson College poll, conducted Feb. 16–18 and released the day of the debate. Mr. Schiff is well in the lead at 28 percent, followed by Republican Steve Garvey at 22 percent, Democratic Reps. Katie Porter at 16 percent and Barbara Lee at 9 percent, and Republican Eric Early at 2 percent....