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Obviously no longer a Los Angeles Dodger, baseball legend Steve Garvey is running for Sen. Feinstein’s seat this fall, and a current poll has him leading the pack– which is pretty surprising for a Republican.
Republican candidate Steve Garvey, a former All-Star player for both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, is currently in 1st place in a crowded field to replace Dianne Feinstein. Garvey was far behind Democrat Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter and tied with Barbara Lee in August, but his numbers have skyrocketed as the state’s Republicans have coalesced behind him and as he gained more No Party Preference (NPP) voter support than the three Democrats.
SHOCK Poll Shows Republican Steve Garvey Leading Adam Schiff, Katie Porter in Race to Replace Feinstein
Before you start getting your hopes up that one of the two Senators from California could be a famous Dodgers baseball player– and a Republican, you should know that part of his rise seems to be a tactic by shifty Adam Schiff. Schiff has been running ads in his state framing the race as a two-way race between himself and Garvey. Garvey is the highest vote-getting Republican, whereas Shiff and Katie Porter are getting a large number of votes for the Democrats.
Rules in California have a run-off style of election, and the top two will be on the ballot in the fall. If Schiff can make it so that he’s the only Republican, then he can hope to get all of the Democrat vote and beat Garvey easily. See:
While Garvey may be winning right now, Schiff + Porter is more than enough to win in November. Now, it’s still very early, and Garvey has some star power. The question will be if he can capitalize on this momentum and get more people to come out and vote Republican in the fall.
Picture this: The Dodgers win the World Series in 2024, and he ties into that and it helps put him over the top in November!
