whether the really competitive senate campaign that she could do. one of the reasons looking at porter s move getting out of the gates today even during these storms is that there are people who see feinstein to be very vulnerable and there are a lot of democrats, whether in congress or who are statewide elected officials already, who are looking advancement in that blue state. porter is somebody who has raised her profile in the house of representatives through some of these moments that have gone viral when she s been on committees or in subcommittee hearings. she s been able to in some ways, breakthrough and make some headlines here. that s right. and to be able to raise money, too. it is interesting that she comes from the progressive wing. kind of the elizabeth warren wing of the democratic party. she was a vocal advocate of warren s presidential bid in the 2020 cycle. really comes as an ak light of warren s.
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headlines. and they think frankly, i think they seem a little jealous that she s getting so much attention. they would like to be on the cover of time magazine. but everyone that we spoke to who has worked with her said that she s kind. she s prepared. she shows up. she does her homework. she s often sitting in subcommittee hearings that are largely empty because most of her colleagues are spending that time dialing for dollars and donors. because she s in such a big district, she has the luxury of actually showing up and doing what congress is supposed to do. so, personally, she has a very good reputation among they are colleagues. a lot of them are scared that democrats in congress are going to be, you know, fuelling primary candidates to conservative democrats. so, they don t love that. charlotte, thank you. dana, you re going to come back. i won t thank you just yet. i ll see you in a few minutes.