Lincoln Mitchell: Rep. Katie Porter would make a solid Senate candidate, but unlike Ro Khanna or Adam Schiff, leaving her House seat to run may come at a potentially high cost to the Democratic Party. - NBCNewsTHINK
. If she stays in the House, she can expect close races every two years and eventually may lose one.
Porter was able to use her national name recognition to raise enough money to win re-election last year, but a first-time Democratic congressional candidate is unlikely to have those political assets. Even if a Democrat wins the seat in 2024, that new member of Congress will have to defend it again in 2026. Given how close the margins have been in the House recently, with the majority party having an advantage of fewer than 10 seats in the last two congressional sessions, every seat matters, and the GOP is likely to have a better chance in her district with Porter out of the picture.
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