Deep blue California is shaping up to have one of the most consequential
and hard-fought Senate races of the 2024 cycle — and that’s before the
general election takes shape. A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll finds
that Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat of Burbank, is in the driver’s seat,
with a wide lead heading into election year. But in the race for second
place, two prominent Democrats — Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee —
are in a statistical dead heat with Republican Steve Garvey of L.A.
Dodgers fame. Why does that matter? California political reporter
Melanie Mason joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to talk it
through.
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