Julie Watts interviewed Katie Porter and ten other California gubernatorial candidates about Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan. When the full program was released, a single question about the 40% of California voters who voted for Trump dominated attention. Watts asked what Porter would say to those voters and whether Porter needed their support to win. Porter responded with a quip and a tense back-and-forth that quickly became a social media punchline. The viral clip emphasized the exchange itself and obscured the broader context and the original reporting focus on the redistricting plan.
"JULIE WATTS: What do you say to the 40% of California voters, who you'll need in order to win, who voted for Trump? FMR. REP. KATIE PORTER (D-CA): How would I need them in order to win, ma'am? JULIE WATTS: Well, unless you think you're going to get. FMR. REP. KATIE PORTER (D-CA): (MUGS TO CAMERA). JULIE WATTS: 60% of the vote. You think you'll get 60%. Everybody who did not vote for Trump will vote for you. That's what you're saying."
"FMR. REP. KATIE PORTER (D-CA): In a general election? Yes. If it is me versus a Republican, I think that I will win the people who did not vote for Trump. JULIE WATTS: What if it's you versus another Democrat? FMR. REP. KATIE PORTER (D-CA): I don't intend that to be the case. JULIE WATTS: So how do you not intend that to be a case? Do you? Are you going to ask them not to run? FMR. REP. KATIE PORTER (D-CA): No, no, I'm saying I'm going to build the support. I have the support already in terms of name recognition, and so I'm gonna do the very best I can to make sure that we get through this primary in a really strong position. But let me be clear"
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