The 2026 California governor’s race had been flying under the radar recently, overshadowed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s battles with President Donald Trump and November’s election in the state.
But the contest is drawing fresh attention after the release of two videos showing the polling front-runner, former congresswoman Katie Porter (D), flashing her temper, first in a recent interview with a TV reporter in California and then in a 2021 clip, obtained by Politico, where she told a staffer to “get out of my f—ing shot” while recording an online discussion.
