With just days to go until California’s primary election for U.S. Senator, a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll shows something many California voters haven’t ever seen – a Republican leading a statewide race.
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.
There is one other major factor, though, in Garvey’s rise: millions of dollars in television advertising courtesy of Adam Schiff.
Schiff has spent upward of $25 million on television advertising,…
