Adam Schiff, a Democrat, has advanced to the general election in California's Senate race, following a closely watched primary. Schiff, who was invited by Senator Alex Padilla to join a Senate Democratic lunch today, has been endorsed by Padilla in the race against GOP baseball legend Steve Garvey. Padilla, a significant figure in the Democratic Party and vice Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and a self-proclaimed Dodgers fan, has expressed his support for Schiff, emphasizing his readiness to welcome him as a colleague in the Senate during Tuesday's Democratic Senators' meeting and this week's caucus meeting. The race saw Republican Steve Garvey initially pulling ahead of Schiff in the latest update of the vote count, but Schiff later reclaimed the lead with 89% of votes counted. The dynamics of the primary were influenced by the division of the Democratic vote among three candidates, which was not seen as a significant disadvantage in a state that leans heavily Democratic, indicating a safe blue seat.
Will someone please teach @KTLA how its home state’s elections work? It’s not a “significant feat” for Garvey to be leading a jungle primary when the Democrats had their vote splintered by 3 candidates. Dems lead the combined vote in this primary by ~20 — it’s a safe blue seat. https://t.co/iobZ4mJQIK
.@SteveyGarvey6 races ahead of @AdamSchiff as more votes counted in Senate primary, signaling trouble for Democrat https://t.co/vt6VXigMfK https://t.co/vt6VXigMfK
UPDATE: Schiff has reclaimed the lead with 89% of votes counted. https://t.co/V8UgTfi11u
Recommend watching @Elex_Michaelson’s full interview w/ @SenAlexPadilla who’s also vice Chair of @dscc. Here’s 2 more short clips: in the 1st he welcomes @RepAdamSchiff to the Senate early. 🤗 https://t.co/indhfcKz1K https://t.co/22u9MeAD5M
NEWS: @AlexPadilla4CA invited @AdamSchiff to attend this week’s caucus meeting with Senate Democrats. Now that Schiff defeated all his Democratic opponents in the primary, Padilla is helping to prepare him to be his colleague. My interview: https://t.co/2yzk6FwPCD https://t.co/7camUwH802
Exclusive: @AlexPadilla4CA makes his unsurprising pick in the U.S. Senate race feat GOP baseball legend @SteveyGarvey6: "As big of a @Dodgers fan as I am, I'm endorsing & will be voting for @AdamSchiff." Padilla welcomed Schiff to Tuesday's Democratic Senators' meeting. https://t.co/3JNDK0umbG
CASenate: Republican Steve Garvey pulls ahead of Democrat Adam Schiff in latest update of election votes. Counting is still underway. https://t.co/ZS7oBlBqzQ
Adam Schiff joining Senate Dem lunch today at the invitation of Sen. Padilla. Senate candidates frequently drop by party lunches. Schiff advanced to the general election in #casen last week