Perspectives; Thoughts; Comments; Opinions; Discussions

Posts tagged ‘Steve Garvey’

Former MLB slugger Steve Garvey edges ahead of Adam Schiff in California US Senate primary


Stepheny Price By Stepheny Price Fox News | Published March 13, 2024 4:44pm EDT

Read more at https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-mlb-slugger-steve-garvey-edges-ahead-adam-schiff-california-us-senate-primary

Baseball legend Steve Garvey has edged ahead of U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate primary. As of Wednesday morning, Garvey, a former 10-time MLB All-Star, led Schiff by an incredibly slim margin of just 4,801 votes with more than 5 million votes tallied — about 85% of expected returns.

“As California’s votes are counted, it’s clear that our message of unity, common sense, and compassion resonates across the state,” Garvey said. “I am deeply honored by the trust and support shown in these preliminary results. 

Despite millions being spent against Garvey in the state’s most expensive U.S. Senate primary election, Garvey’s trajectory is remaining competitive to finish in first place.

‘ARROGANT’ DEMOCRATS ‘MASSIVELY SURPRISED’ BY EX-MLB STAR’S SURGE IN CALIFORNIA SENATE RACE, STEVE HILTON SAYS

California Senate primary election
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, left, and Republican challenger Steve Garvey are likely to face off against one another in California’s Senate election in November.  (Getty Images)

“I’m energized by our campaign’s momentum and ready for the challenge ahead,” Garvey said. “I look forward to a spirited campaign on the critical issues facing us.”

Schiff, one of the leading Democrats in the U.S. House, will face Garvey, a Republican, in November to determine who succeeds the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. California also puts all candidates, regardless of party, on the same primary ballot, and the two who get the most votes advance to the general election.

EX-MLB STAR IN STATISTICAL TIE WITH SCHIFF IN CALIFORNIA SENATE RACE, SAYS VOTERS ARE ‘MAD’ AT DEMOCRATS

Steve Garvey talking to a veteran
“One of my focuses is going to be getting back to taking care of these veterans, men and women, who sacrificed their lives for our country and not dismiss them once they’re out of service or trying to get back into society,” Garvey told Fox News Digital. (Steve Garvey)

A Republican hasn’t been elected to represent California in the U.S. Senate since Pete Wilson in 1988, when he won re-election over Leo T. McCarthy. Wilson stepped down when he became governor of California in 1991 and appointed John Seymour to serve in his place.

Feinstein defeated Seymour in the state’s 1992 election and held the seat until her death in September. Laphonza Butler was appointed to serve out the remainder of Feinstein’s term.

Garvey said his campaign is about bringing together Californians from all walks of life to address shared challenges. 

MLB GREAT STEVE GARVEY LOOKS TO REVIVE ‘HEARTBEAT’ OF CALIFORNIA ‘FOR ALL THE PEOPLE’ WITH SENATE RUN

California Senate race
Schiff and Garvey are vying for the California Senate seat formerly held by the late Sen. Diane Feinstein.  (Getty Images)

“I will continue to listen, learn, and lead with compassion and work to build consensus on the real issues that matter to our communities. Thank you to everyone who believes in the California comeback, together, we will make that vision a reality,” Garvey said. 

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The race will not be finalized until all mail-in ballots are counted, including ballots postmarked on March 5.

Fox News Digital’s Kyle Morris and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Category:

Political

Tagged with:

Media Smear NC Republican As Conspiracy Theorist While Celebrating Russia Hoaxer Adam Schiff


BY: TRISTAN JUSTICE | MARCH 06, 2024

Read more at https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/06/media-smear-nc-republican-as-conspiracy-theorist-while-celebrating-russia-hoaxer-adam-schiff/

Adam Schiff

Author Tristan Justice profile

TRISTAN JUSTICE

VISIT ON TWITTER@JUSTICETRISTAN

MORE ARTICLES

Rep. Adam Schiff, whom colleagues censured for fomenting the Russia hoax, practically won Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat Tuesday night. Schiff captured the Democrat nomination in the deep-blue state and will face Republican baseball star Steve Garvey in the fall general.

Corporate media coverage of Schiff’s part in the years-long effort to impeach former President Donald Trump over deep-state conspiracies ignored his repeat abuses of power. They also ignored Schiff’s use of his intelligence committee chairmanship to peddle lies about Democrats’ political opponents.

To the New York Times, Schiff is “the chief tormentor of former President Donald J. Trump.” To Politico, Schiff is “a scourge of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement.” To Axios, Schiff is simply a “Top Trump foe.”

Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, on the other hand, may have grounds to sue MSNBC and Slate for defamation over calling him a “Holocaust denier.”

The network’s Joy Reid tossed out the moniker following Robinson’s Tuesday night win in his state’s GOP gubernatorial primary when she introduced North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for an interview. Slate went with the headline — now apparently altered — “Mark Robinson: North Carolina Republican primary for governor goes to a Holocaust denier.”

Below is all the evidence the Slate article presents to frame the gubernatorial nominee as a denier of the Holocaust:

The Holocaust
“There is a REASON the liberal media fills the airwaves with programs about the NAZI and the ‘6 million Jews’ they murdered. There is also a REASON those same liberals DO NOT FILL the airwaves with programs about the Communist and the 100+ million PEOPLE they murdered throughout the 20th century.”

(He also, in a 2014 post, quoted Hitler without context.)

The quote from Adolf Hitler comes from The New Republic, which linked two Facebook posts to claim Robinson “has minimized the horrors of the Holocaust.” Neither, however, comes anywhere close to Holocaust denial.

“We often speak of the ‘appeasement’ of Hitler,” Robinson wrote in one. “But the biggest ‘appeasement’ of ALL TIME is how we turned a blind eye to the clear and present danger of MARXISM.”

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmark.k.robinson.3%2Fposts%2Fpfbid034yK55wg7VUT4KHKtKZvjKcw5siA3DzE6QiXQyPTjxFLyqekk7WuLmNhZMmzwCFZwl&show_text=true&width=500

“It is EXTREMELY distressing that many well meaning and intelligent people are so focused on long dead Hitler while the living political dissidents of Stalin are currently fighting to destroy our REPUBLIC,” Robinson wrote in the other.

500https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmark.k.robinson.3%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0kQwR4uYekgQqHnF2mqukifJf4w4fZNEkx73nBCaE6KGCffnsTyuyvM97cDas6swal&show_text=true&width=500

The press can have their opinions about Robinson’s eccentricity, but to call him a Holocaust denier is exceedingly dishonest.

In high contrast, Rachel Maddow positively described conspiracy theorist Schiff as a “major, major player in Trump impeachments and investigations” when MSNBC called the Senate primary for the California congressman.

Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan’s email newsletter here.

Category:

Political

Tagged with:

Ex-MLB star in statistical tie with Schiff in California Senate race, says voters are ‘mad’ at Democrats


Bailee Hill By Bailee Hill Fox News | Published March 4, 2024 3:00pm EST

Read more at https://www.foxnews.com/media/ex-mlb-star-statistical-tie-schiff-california-senate-race-says-voters-mad-democrats

Rep. Adam Schiff’s Republican primary challenger in California’s Senate race warned voters in the Golden State have been “suppressed” by the Democrats as he remains in a “statistical tie” to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat. 

Steve Garvey, a former 10-time MLB All-Star, joined “Fox & Friends” to discuss his candidacy and why he believes Californians are “mad” about the state’s Democratic leadership. 

“The people of California, who have been suppressed by one party, are saying they’re mad,” Garvey told Brian Kilmeade on Monday. 

“They’re not going to take it anymore,” said the longtime Dodgers first baseman, adding that voters in the state know “his heart” and believe that he’ll represent their best interests. 

ADAM SCHIFF ENDORSED FOR SENATE AS ‘TEAM PLAYER’ BY LA TIMES: ‘PRACTICED IN THE ART OF COMPROMISE’

“These are career politicians who have failed the people, and it’s time for change, a fresh young face, with new ideas… Somebody that knows that he can make a difference, and I think people believe that I can.”

Garvey is in a “statistical tie” against opponent Adam Schiff, according to a poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies. The data indicates 27% of voters would back Garvey compared to Schiff’s 25%, which is a steep increase from data back in January. 

Video

Garvey emphasized the importance of the border crisis, arguing the issue is top of mind for voters as cartels continue to wage “war against America.” U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources told Fox that in just the last 72 hours, there have been more than 21,000 migrant encounters and 3,600 in the San Diego border sector alone. 

“Once I started running, they started listening to my common sense, compassionate, consensus-building plea to them,” Garvey said. “And I said, ‘Well, let me fight crime in the streets for you. Let me try to get the homeless off the streets and get care for them. Let me help fight the border.’ By the way, the cartels are the true terrorists. They’re the ones that infiltrate. They organize. … It’s the true war against America.”

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

On March 5, California voters will head to the ballot box to fill the late senator’s seat, which is currently being filled temporarily by Laphonza Butler. Four candidates are in the running for her seat – Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee alongside Garvey, who is the only Republican in the race.

California senate candidates split photo
From left to right: Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Katie Porter, Republican Candidate Steve Garvey, and Rep. Adam Schiff. (Getty Images)

Whichever two of the four candidates receives the highest number of votes in the March primary will advance to the November general election, no matter which party each candidate represents. 

“I’ll meet with all 99 senators. I’ll stick out my hand, and I’ll tell them I want to work with them,” Garvey said. 

“But it’s the people that I serve, people of California, people of this country. They know where my heart is. It’s a campaign of grace and civility, and people are standing up and answering with their votes.”

Video

Bailee Hill is an associate editor with Fox News Digital. Story ideas can be sent to bailee.hill@fox.com 

Category:

Political

Tagged with:

Tag Cloud