"How would I need them in order to win, ma'am?"
"In a general election, yes. If it is me versus a Republican, I think that I will win the people who did not vote for Trump."
"unnecessarily argumentative,"
"Not like this, I'm not. Not with seven follow-up questions to every question you ask,"
California's gubernatorial election remains over a year away. Right-wing social media amplified a video of Democratic frontrunner Katie Porter ending an interview after clashing with reporter Julie Watts, formerly of KPIX and now at CBS Sacramento. Watts pressed Porter about appealing to roughly 40% of California voters who voted for Trump and inserted the phrase "who you'll need in order to win." Porter pushed back, saying she expected to win non-Trump voters in a general election, called Watts "unnecessarily argumentative," referenced winning Republican votes in Orange County, and stopped the interview, citing repetitive follow-up questions. Social media characterized the exchange as a "meltdown."
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