Things Have Gotten So Bad For Katie Porter’s Campaign She’s Losing To Guy Not Even In Race

Democratic California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter’s chances of becoming governor have fallen so significantly that she is currently lagging behind Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla, who is not currently in the race, CNN’s Harry Enten said on Thursday.

Porter has faced intense scrutiny after viral footage showed her threatening to storm out of an interview over a basic question and after a video caught her screaming at her staff for being in view of the camera. Porter’s support has fallen from 40% on Oct. 7 to 16% as of Thursday, placing her behind Padilla, who has not officially announced his candidacy for governor, Enten said on “Laura Coates Live.”

“They have been heard around the world and I think that Katie Porter is making history because she has potentially annihilated her chances to be the next governor of California more so than any other candidate I’ve ever seen so quickly, my goodness gracious,” Enten said. “What are we talking about right here? Well, let’s take a look. Chance to be the next California governor, according to the Kalshi prediction market, Katie Porter’s chances have fallen through the floor. Just two days ago, she was the plurality leader in the prediction markets at 40%. Now, get this, her chance has fallen by more than half to just16%, my goodness gracious.”

“Meanwhile Alex Padilla, who’s not even running for governor of California at this point, he’s a sitting senator from that state, his chances have gone up through the roof from 10% all the way to 27%,” Enten continued. 

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The recent controversy surrounding Porter has become a story of interest to the American public, prompting internet searches for Porter to surge 10,000% in comparison to the previous week, Enten said.