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Thirty ex-staffers of California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter (D) are vouching for their former boss in a new letter, pushing back on concerns about her temperament raised by two video clips that show her speaking sharply to a staffer and a reporter.

washingtonpost.comEx-staffers defend California governor hopeful after viral clips raise conduct questionsAfter Eric Swalwell’s exit, a letter from 30 ex-staffers of former representative Katie Porter seeks to blunt attacks as Democrats fear getting locked out of the race.

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this whole narrative @katieporterca.bsky.social’s a harpy bc she was mean to journo asking idiotic question (why are you focusing on winning 60% of voters instead of 40%?)👇🏼 is so stupid & bigoted it’s a colossal indictment of where political press in America is in 2026 bsky.app/profile/them...

this @yasharali.bsky.social ploy ticked me off enough i ran transcript Porter 1 of most effective electeds in 21st-cent She served (& led) in most effective Congress since 60’s Yale/Harvard law prof raised in IA never swears, never yells never says “no follow-ups” says not 7 f/u’s to ea. Q 1

Criticizing a woman because she's tough is not a new thing, petty, hypocritical, yes, but not new. The best person for this particular job is Katie Porter

Concerned about her temperament? Give me a break! The misogyny is sickening - has no one noticed the temperament of the guy in the Oval!? Did she call the reporter piggy? This is nothing but a smear campaign against a well qualified woman. Period.