Katie Porter vows to stand up to Trump as she enters race for California governor

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : That might bolster Porter in a crowded race where the major Democratic candidates -- Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and former Controller Betty Yee -- have so far mostly leaned into their personal biographies and messaging about affordability.
42% : Fewer than a third of adults approve of Trump in heavily Democratic California.
40% : "I first ran for office to hold Trump accountable.
34% : "As governor, I won't ever back down when Trump hurts Californians -- whether he's holding up disaster relief, attacking our rights or our communities, or screwing over working families to benefit himself and his cronies.
28% : But the possibility that former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in November, could still enter the field looms large.
18% : " Her focus on the ongoing ideological and political clashes between California and the federal government could position Porter as the state's leading anti-Trump voice as Newsom instead tries to curry favor with the president to secure federal disaster aid for the devastating January fires in Los Angeles.

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