California’s top-two primary creates twists and turns in Senate race
LA TimesSenate candidates Steve Garvey, left, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Adam B. Schiff and Rep. Barbara Lee took the stage for the final debate before the March 5 primary. A poll of likely voters released last week by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California showed Schiff leading with 24%, followed by Porter and Garvey in a virtual tie at 19% and 18% respectively. California Column: Smart but stinky strategies in California’s Senate race Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the front-runner in California’s Senate race based on polling and campaign cash, is going full bore to boost Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey in the March 5 primary election. Porter insisted it’s “corrupting.” Schiff and Lee countered that it’s an upstanding way to deliver for local constituents — goodies like bridges, irrigation canals and parks.