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JUST IN: Adam Schiff Gets DEVASTATING News In His Campaign For Senate

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A tightening U.S. Senate race in California is putting pressure on Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) to break away from the pack after the GOP’s presumptive nominee picked up some serious traction in the past fundraising quarter.

The latest federal financial disclosures show that Republican Steve Garvey out-raised the 11-term congressman in the year’s second quarter, and not just by a narrow margin. Garvey bested Schiff by $1.2 million, bringing his total haul to $5.44 million. Schiff, a longtime ally of Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) whose liberal district borders her San Francisco territory, brought in $4.2 million. Over 67,000 donors contributed to Garvey’s campaign, bringing his average donation down to $81.

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“Californians are tired of the status quo, they are tired of the division, they are tired of Washington D.C. not working together, they (are) tired of Adam Schiff representing his party bosses rather than them, and now they are speaking up with their checkbooks,” Garvey said in a statement to Cal Matters.

Schiff, 64, has been one of the few hardline Israel supporters in the Democratic Party and reported $67,000 from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) which recently lined up to defeat “Squad” Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) in his June primary.

The shift is even more remarkable because until now Rep. Schiff had led the fundraising race, Between Feb. 15 and March 31, Schiff shelled out $12.5 million, five times what Garvey — a former L.A. Dodgers first baseman — brought in during the first quarter. Schiff has raised a total of $39 million to Garvey’s $12 million, the outlet added.

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While Democrats may take a California Senate seat for granted, Schiff is certainly not. He declined to comment or defend his lackluster fundraising quarter, instead sending out a fundraising email on Tuesday calling on his supporters to open their wallets and make sure Garvey “doesn’t outraise us again” and deemed Garvey’s fundraising edge and GOP’s heavy spending “the outcome we feared.”

Garvey, 75, is walking a fine line in a state that President Joe Biden won by a nearly 30-point margin four years ago. He has called on the embattled incumbent to drop out but declined to attend this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, eschewing a chance to rub elbows with GOP elites in favor of grinding it out on the summer campaign trail circuit. During an interview earlier this month, he called Biden someone “who is 81 years of age and has difficulty focusing.” He affirmed that he voted for former President Donald Trump in the state’s March presidential Republican primary and said he will vote for him again in November.

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