With the smoke finally beginning to clear following Katie Porter’s now-viral argument with a reporter – and the release of a 2021 video showing Porter scolding a staffer – it’s fair to ask just how much these incidents will shake up California’s gubernatorial race.

To be sure, polls have yet to capture the full impact, and Porter has time to recover. She also still has strong support among organized labor – on Wednesday, it was reported that a large transport workers union endorsed her.

But there should be no doubt that Porter is on much shakier ground than just a few weeks ago, and there are numerous signs that the race has been blown wide open.

Indeed, the latest survey from UC Berkeley – conducted at the end of August – showed Porter in first place among the crowded field

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