Steve Garvey will not be shy about leaning into his baseball stardom as he runs for the U.S. Senate. Garvey has been formally enshrined as a “Legend of Dodger Baseball,” and his uniform quantity has been retired by the San Diego Padres, however he threw his cap within the marketing campaign ring solely after he believed he may win statewide assist.
“A Giants fan got here as much as me,” he advised The Occasions final October, “and stated, ‘Garvey, I hate the Dodgers, however I’ll vote for you.’ ”
The first election is one month away, with the highest two finishers advancing to the November last. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is favored by 25% of doubtless voters, with Garvey and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) tied at 15% every and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) fourth at 7%, in response to a ballot launched Thursday by USC, Lengthy Seaside State, and Cal Poly Pomona.
The ballot requested doubtless voters to establish their favourite California baseball crew, then broke down the voting preferences accordingly. Garvey is operating as a Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic state. The counties which can be dwelling to California’s 5 main league groups all have extra registered Democrats than Republicans — extra so in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Alameda counties; much less so in Orange and San Diego counties, in response to the secretary of state’s workplace.
That stated, who do the followers of your crew choose?
Dodgers: Schiff 29%, Garvey 16%, Porter 15%, Lee 3%
Angels: Garvey 25%, Porter 22%, Schiff 15%, Lee 2%
Padres: Garvey 26%, Lee 15%, Schiff 15%, Porter 10%
Giants: Schiff 33%, Garvey 15%, Porter 14%, Lee 11%
A’s: Schiff 22%, Porter 18%, Garvey 13%, Lee 11%
