Porter then modified her first comments to declare that she didn’t think the California vote count or election process had been hacked, perhaps in response to the criticism,
Bt she didn’t take back her previous statements. In a follow-up, she defined rigged as “means manipulated by dishonest means.”
The first significant contender to join the campaign in January 2023 was Porter, a self-described protector of the middle class and a small-dollar fundraiser.
She pledged at the time to be a “warrior” in Washington who would battle Wall Street, the pharmaceutical business, and large banks.
Regarding her future, political analysts in California speculate that Porter may wind up in the Biden administration, working for Democratic.
Governor Gavin Newsom, or even running for another statewide position in 2026—the governor’s race is still up for grabs.