Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter made a name for herself grilling corporate executives and government officials during congressional hearings. But it turns out she can’t handle simple follow-up questions when the spotlight is instead turned on her.

CBS News reporter Julie Watts has produced a series of interviews with the candidates running for governor of California, asking them the same set of questions about the issues of the day.

One line of questioning focused on Proposition 50, the governor’s proposal to redraw California’s congressional map in favor of the Democrats. While all of the other candidates conducted themselves appropriately, Porter bristled when pressed to answer additional questions about her support for Prop. 50.

As a natural follow-up, Watts asked Porter, who

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