Monday, July 20, 2026

From front-runner to 4%

Katie Porter abandons politics after catastrophic gubernatorial loss

She pivots to Instagram book reviews

Former California Democratic Rep. Katie Porter announced she is walking away from politics, at least for now, after a gubernatorial primary collapse that saw her plummet from front-runner to a fifth-place finish with barely 4% of the vote.

Her new venture: recommending books on Instagram.

Porter posted a video to her Instagram account Thursday declaring she is "done for now with politics and campaigning" and rebranding her page as "Katie Porter turns the page," a space for book recommendations and author content.

The Washington Examiner reported on the announcement, which caps a remarkably swift fall for a politician who once polled at 21% in the California Democratic gubernatorial primary.

The rebrand is less a graceful exit than an acknowledgment of political reality. Porter's campaign cratered after a leaked video and a string of staff controversies turned her progressive brand toxic, even among Democratic primary voters in deep-blue California.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Just another example of evil we saw it with her how nasty she is and we all know where she's going, she's going to hell!