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Outbursts by Katie Porter threaten gubernatorial ambitions
Los Angeles Times ^ | October 11, 2025 Updated 3:49 PM PT | Seema Mehta

Posted on 10/12/2025 11:02:46 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The emergence of two videos showing former Rep. Katie Porter in an unfavorable light have cast a cloud over her gubernatorial prospects, feeding perceptions among some that the Irvine Democrat is thin-skinned and a short-tempered boss.

How Porter responds in coming days could determine her viability in next year’s race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to both Democratic and Republican political strategists.

“Everyone’s had a bad day. Everyone’s done something that they wouldn’t want broadcast, right? You don’t want your worst boss moment, your worst employment moment, your worst personal moment, captured on camera,” said Christine Pelosi, a prominent Democratic activist from the Bay Area and a daughter of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“I definitely think that it’s a question of what comes next,” said Pelosi, who had endorsed Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis before she dropped out of the race.

Porter, who has a narrow edge in polls in the 2026 governor’s race, came under scrutiny this week when a recording emerged of her brusquely threatening to end a television interview after growing increasingly irritated by the reporter’s questions.

After CBS reporter Julie Watts asked Porter what she would say to the nearly 6.1 million Californians who voted for President Trump in 2024, the UC Irvine law professor responded that she didn’t need their support if she competed against a Republican in the November 2026 runoff election.

After Watts asked follow-up questions, Porter accused Watts of being “unnecessarily argumentative,” held up her hands toward the reporter’s face and later said, “I don’t want this all on camera.”

The next day, a 2021 video emerged of Porter berating a staffer who corrected her about electric vehicle information she was discussing with a member of the Biden administration. “Get out of my f— shot!” Porter said to the young woman after she...

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; cbs; christinepelosi; demagogicparty; elenikounalakis; juliewatts; katieporter; losangelestimes; nancypelosi; seemamehta; ucirvine


1 posted on 10/12/2025 11:02:46 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A vicious ahole leftist. What’s new?


2 posted on 10/12/2025 11:10:02 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

She’s going to be the next governor. Who here really thinks that common sense and common decency will prevail in California?


3 posted on 10/12/2025 11:10:22 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You can’t work for people like her unless you grew up in an abusive home. Then it seems normal. Even preferable to a “normal” environment. The job application would say, “were you beaten as a child? “. If no, they wouldn’t hire you.


4 posted on 10/12/2025 11:11:35 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Has anyone seen my tagline? ...I know it was here...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Someone, or several someones, on the left decided it was time to cut her loose.


5 posted on 10/12/2025 11:13:18 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

I wholeheartedly agree.


6 posted on 10/12/2025 11:31:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: Ge0ffrey

She is the perfect replacement for Newsome. She will play the victim of a smear campaign and it will work.


7 posted on 10/12/2025 11:32:28 AM PDT by gibsonguy ( )
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To: Ge0ffrey

“Who here really thinks that common sense and common decency will prevail in California?” Since all the decent people left Coastal California, I don’t expect anything except urban rot.


8 posted on 10/12/2025 11:32:57 AM PDT by rellic (No such thing as a moderate Moslem or Democrat )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Poor, poor Katie Porker.


9 posted on 10/12/2025 11:33:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Psychopaths among us. Katie’s in the club.


10 posted on 10/12/2025 11:45:45 AM PDT by paulcissa (The left hates you and wants you dead.)
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To: MtnClimber

11 posted on 10/12/2025 11:46:32 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

From metrosexual to trailer trash.


12 posted on 10/12/2025 11:48:00 AM PDT by Mi-kha-el ((There is no Pravda in Izvestiya and no Izvestiya in Pravda.))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Katie has mental issues


13 posted on 10/12/2025 11:49:06 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“You don’t want your worst boss moment, your worst employment moment, your worst personal moment, captured on camera,”

Trust me. That wasn’t the worst boss moment, worst employment moment, or worst personal moment in her life. You can tell she lives her life as an entitled bully. This time it just happened to have been caught on camera.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if several more appeared this week.


14 posted on 10/12/2025 11:51:06 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I picture her as Kathy Bates in “Misery”.


15 posted on 10/12/2025 11:53:06 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“feeding perceptions among some that the Irvine Democrat is thin-skinned and a short-tempered boss.

How could anyone believe that after watching videos of her in action?


16 posted on 10/12/2025 12:08:59 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: Seruzawa

The Dems don’t care about the supposed faults.

They vote for the demonic, angry, vicious scumbags every time. Especially in California. Adam Schiff. Gavin Newsom. Maxine Waters. Padilla.

I’ll stop now.

(as always: FReepers excepted from the CA insult).


17 posted on 10/12/2025 12:09:50 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

These aren’t outbursts. It’s who she is.


18 posted on 10/12/2025 7:15:59 PM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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To: Ge0ffrey

NO SHE IS NOT.. SHE COULD NOT EVEN GET PAST LITTLE ADAM S-FOR BRAINS TO BE SENATOR


19 posted on 10/12/2025 7:33:34 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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