"Schiff Refutes Porter's Allegations of a Rigged California Senate Primary"

Representative Adam B. Schiff denied claims from primary opponent Katie Porter that the California Senate primary was rigged, stating that the term "rigged" connotes fraud and false claims. He defended his campaign strategy, which included airing ads targeting his Republican opponent, and contrasted the Democratic response to the allegation with the Republican treatment of election rigging claims. Porter's suggestion drew immediate criticism from Democratic colleagues, and she failed to advance in the primary, where Schiff and his allies spent millions on ads.