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I want Porter in higher office… and I don’t necessarily disagree with what you’re saying… however, I think the people watching Porter with her whiteboard are already pretty educated. 
Most voters tune politics out of their lives more or less. They aren’t watching cspan or reading email blasts from their politicians.
Definitely agree the Democrats need to educate the public as to the nature of reality. I think it is far less of an issue with Millenials onward in general. There’s little Democrats can do to crack the nut that is a legitimate cult and organized corporate conspiracy to brainwash America and turn us against each other. 
Hell, the Southern Strategy is widely known to be objectively true along with the party platform switch, but people still downplay or deny it. You have liberals putting faith before country and reason and involving themselves with bullshit conservative ops like National Prayer Breakfast (which is just a lobby for a Dominionist (Christian theonomy dictatorship) cult. 
We need our own counter message. And simply telling the truth isn’t working because the lies of the right are more engaging and heavily incentivized by corporations as part of their normal lobbying cycle.
Porter made her announcement despite neither of California’s sitting senators, Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, saying they plan to vacate their seats. Padilla, 49, won election in November to his first full term. Feinstein, 89, last year filed initial paperwork to run for reelection in 2024.

Wonder if the party is putting the gears to Feinstein to finally retire. >

She definitely needs to retire. Katie should primary her if she refuses. >

If she won’t willingly retire, then Katie needs to brutally punish Feinstein for her failing mental capacity. 
It is embarrassing that the party is not more vocal in trying to get her to retire today, let alone not support a primary challenger to her seat. >

Because it's been a nonstop torrent of insanity for two and a half years, and I can barely hold onto the stuff I need for my local elections, never mind worry about a senate election in CA that'll produce a Democrat every time. Same reason I don't pay attention to senate news stories in Alabama. >


Same reason I don't pay attention to senate news stories in Alabama.

You mean you're not interested in reading about a "senator" who thinks the three branches of government are Offense, Defense, and Special Teams? >

Oh God, are they not?! >

Not far from it. The previous administration was offensive, defensive, and required a special team to handle it. >

Nice. >

Wow, I was really expecting a run by Schiff, but kudos to Porter for not lallygagging around! >

Schiff could still put his hat in, but he has a great position in the House. He's the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and a senior member on both Appropriations and Foreign Affairs. Porter is a two-term backbencher who sits at the bottom of every committee she gets assigned to.
If Schiff stepped up, he'd be the new guy in the Senate and give up all the benefits of his House seniority. Porter doesn't have anything to lose on that front. >

Schiff also has a very safe seat, and Porter does not. >

I think Porter also has a brighter future in the party. I wouldn't be shocked if she runs for president at some point down the line. I don't think Schiff ever would. >

I am totally down for a president Katie Porter. >

Same. She is absolutely insanely intelligent. >

Can you imagine her at the G20, toting a whiteboard? >

actually, yeah >

I would love to see it.  She has terrorized many a fools with it. >

This is good. No more sitting back politely waiting for octogenarians to get out of the way. >

Nonogenerians. Feinstein will be 90 soon enough. >

The god damn Golden Gate Bridge is younger than Feinstein. >

Haha, I thought you were exaggerating and looked it up. Holy crap, that's some perspective! >

Katie Porter would be a great person to have in the Senate. Feinstein should have retired back in 2018. >

Now its Katie Porter instead of Kevin deLeon, probably a better choice. >

Much better >

She won a close race this past election.  Depending on the quality of the republican presidential nominee, 2024 might be even tougher.  Makes sense to see if she can primary Feinstein (if she doesn’t retire). >

California is sick to death of Feinstein, there just hasn't been a Democrat willing to primary her who was worth voting for. 
Katie Porter is absolutely the kind of Democrat worth voting for. >

Kevin Deleon is still on the LA Board of Supervisors since if he resigns, he can’t primary Feinstein >

DeLeon is such a piece of shit and I really want him to resign. It's infuriating that he's still refusing to step down. >

Yeah, I'm not even sure how to feel about voting for him in 2018. On the one hand, he's clearly a grifter, racist adjacent, shameless ass hat. On the other, he's not Diane Feinstein. If it was those two again, I think I'd actually sit it out for the first time in 20 years of voting. >

I voted for him too in that election because I wanted Feinstein out so bad. What a terrible choice that was! She HAS to go. They both do. >

Yes! This is exactly the kind of direction we need to go with Democrats. More progressive fighters. People willing to push the bully back.
Interestingly, she was a student of Elizabeth Warren when Warren was a professor. I kind of feel they're cut from the same cloth in the way they approach policy and issues: act as a teacher. Democrats should adopt a teacher model and start educating the public with a whiteboard the same way Porter has done. Most people are just too uninformed on the issues, and when they're genuinely knowledgeable it becomes clear the right path for this country.
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Some are expressing valid concern that adopting a "teacher" mode can come off as condescending. I don't think it has to. We all know those great teachers who inspired us or even played devil's advocate to success. But it doesn't even need to be framed like that; it literally just needs to be 30 seconds to 2 minute ads introducing a topic or policy or issue or myth or basic civics thing that people get tripped up on (e.g., myths surrounding taxes). Just be factual and to the point, illustrative, and provide a source. That's all. 
But more importantly, Katie Porter's viral messages have proven their success as a model already, both among Democrats and Independents alike. Good news is we're realizing as of recent elections that we don't particularly need to appeal to Republicans in order to win anymore. We can hope for the best that some of the teaching carries through, but that's about it.