Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) did not back away from describing the California senatorial primary as “rigged” after she failed to advance out of the state’s jungle primary on Super Tuesday.
In a social media post, Porter placed the blame for losing the election on billionaires who interfered in the race.
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“‘Rigged’ means manipulated by dishonest means,” Porter wrote on X. “A few billionaires spent $10 million+ on attack ads against me, including an ad rated ‘false’ by an independent fact checker. That is dishonest means to manipulate an outcome.”
The comments led to swift backlash from fellow Democrats online, including Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), who said the election “was not rigged.”
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