# 2024 US Senate Elections **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 18, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149 "2022-11-18T15:41:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/181 "2024-03-06T22:08:09Z")
This… > [@flurb](#): > > I am a bit surprised by just how much she’s trailing. Right now (and it’s still only about half of votes counted) it’s 33% Schiff, 32% Garvey and 14% Porter. … tells me that this… > [@flurb](#): > > This is Shiff’s ideal scenario, one he worked hard to manufacture. … is overblown. Katie Porter only pulled in a little over half a million votes and most of the 1.2 million folks who showed up to vote for Trump or Haley were going to vote for some Republican. Garvey had name recognition from his baseball career without Schiff’s help. I’m sure Schiff boosted him a little, but Garvey beat Porter almost 2 to 1. I don’t think Schiff’s efforts were a difference maker no matter how much the folks on TV like talking about it. ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/182 "2024-03-06T22:16:11Z")
While I voted for Porter I’m happy with Schiff. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/183 "2024-03-06T22:17:43Z")
I wish we could have kept Porter (or Schiff if Porter won) in the House. I hope she gets back into the game in one way or another. She’s great. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/184 "2024-03-06T22:40:47Z")
The race in New Jersey to replace Bobby Goldbars isn’t as important as others because it would take a glitch in the matrix for a Republican to win. I don’t know who any of the Republican candidates are and I live here. The Democratic race is between Rep Andy Kim who as far as I can tell has been a good congressman and Tammy Murphy who is a former Republican and wife of a rich guy. It’s surprisingly close. Polls of voters are giving Kim the edge. There are reports of Gov Murphy strong arming county leaders to support his wife. That’s important because the counties have the power to set up the ballot. A favorable line on the ballot has been shown to be an advantage. So business as usual in New Jersey. At least Tammy is rich enough that she won’t be taking any gold bars from people. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/185 "2024-03-06T22:41:41Z")
I really like Porter, but it was Schiff I wrote to after something he did or said at the trump impeachment trial, thanking him for his good work, so I voted for him. I hated his commercials. He came across as phoney. (Discourse does not like the word phoney.) Those Fairshake ads against Porter pissed me off. I don’t know who’s behind Fairshakes, but the ads they ran have been rated as false. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/186 "2024-03-06T22:49:03Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I really like Porter, but it was Schiff I wrote to after something he did or said at the trump impeachment trial, thanking him for his good work, so I voted for him. > > I hated his commercials. He came across as phoney. (Discourse does not like the word phoney.) > > Those Fairshake ads against Porter pissed me off. I don’t know who’s behind Fairshakes, but the ads they ran have been rated as false. I have not seen the ads because I don’t live there. PACs for one party will sometimes run ads in primaries against a candidate in the other party. Often to try and get a favorable matchup. I don’t know if that’s the case here. Rep Jeff Jackson recently posted a video explaining it. Since he’s getting gerrymandered out of his seat he’s running for state AG (he won the primary on Tuesday). He quoted how much his opponent officially raised then explained that the negative ads being run against him didn’t come from his opponent. They were made and paid for by a Republican PAC. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/187 "2024-03-06T23:01:22Z")
Upon further googling, it appears to be a Crypto Super PAC. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/188 "2024-03-07T01:09:00Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Upon further googling, it appears to be a Crypto Super PAC. I’m not sure if there has been a more 2020s sentence than that. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/189 "2024-03-07T14:49:29Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > That’s important because the counties have the power to set up the ballot. A favorable line on the ballot has been shown to be an advantage. I keep hearing about how important it is, but I really don’t understand this whole “county line” business y’all have in New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/190 "2024-03-07T15:14:32Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > (Discourse does not like the word phoney.) Side note: Because it is spelled phony. (In the US, at least). ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/191 "2024-03-07T15:23:15Z")
You know, I struggled with that. I used to be a very good speller, but phony didn’t look right to me. So I’ll just claim I’m not from the US. I’m embarrassed about it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/192 "2024-03-07T18:55:05Z")
So… where ya from, **nwyde**? > [@Loach](#): > > …The Democratic race is between Rep Andy Kim who as far as I can tell has been a good congressman and Tammy Murphy who is a former Republican and wife of a rich guy… Kim would practically have my vote for this alone: ['What else could I do?' NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/andy-kim-cleans-capitol-siege-c5a303337cd63e4312ef7e1a17509371) > [@Loach](#): > > > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > > > Upon further googling, it appears to be a Crypto Super PAC. > > I’m not sure if there has been a more 2020s sentence than that. :: Golf clap :: ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/193 "2024-03-07T21:34:50Z")
Hell, I live in Illinois and I was deluged with emails and texts from both Schiff and Porter! ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/194 "2024-03-07T22:37:36Z")
That’s so weird, thing.Fish. I’m a longtime D in California and received no marketing from any senatorial campaigns. I wonder what’s the relation between Illinois and California in the senate. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/195 "2024-03-07T22:39:48Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > I’m a longtime D in California and received no marketing from any senatorial campaigns. I got plenty of emails from both of them. I’m in Washington state. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/196 "2024-03-08T01:11:14Z")
I saw a ton on Facebook. Plus lots of emails. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/197 "2024-03-08T01:15:39Z")
Registered Non Partisan in California. Not a peep. Not even snail mail. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/198 "2024-03-08T04:09:05Z")
I made a small donation to Pete Buttigieg when he was running for President and later made a donation to Lori Lightfoot in her first campaign for Mayor of Chicago. At most they were $100 each. I don’t recall making any other campaign donations. I now get endless political fundraising emails from the state D parties in AZ, NV, WA, WI, MI and probably some other states I am forgetting. Pretty much nothing from the Illinois Democratic Party or the DNC. Before those donations there was nothing. I assume they sell lists of donors to each other, which makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/199 "2024-03-08T04:24:04Z")
I also get endless political fundraising emails. At least 20 every single day. The funniest/saddest were the emails from Nancy Pelosi. Often I’d get two in a row. First one would say “Terrible news! That’s why we need money.” The next would say “Wonderful news! That’s why we need money.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149/200 "2024-03-08T16:25:11Z")
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