Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is still firmly behind President Joe Biden for reelection, but she is suggesting age limits should be a conversation for elected officials as well.
Biden’s age and mental acuity have come under scrutiny amid several verbal slip-ups and a special counsel report that detailed his alleged “poor memory.” Porter went through the president’s accomplishments during his first term and said she is pleased with him, but she also said age limits for elected office should be considered during a Senate primary debate on Monday.
“When I’m evaluating President Biden, what I’m looking for is the results, what he’s delivered to help my family, and I’m pleased with what he’s done so far,” Porter said. “I do think, generally, that age limits are a conversation for all elected officials that we ought to be having.
“I think we need a mix of people who’ve had years of experience and people like me, who’ve only been in Congress for five years, but I think we have to have that conversation,” she added.
Porter also took a jab at one of her primary opponents, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), by highlighting his vote in favor of age limits for the Supreme Court but not Congress. Schiff defended his stance, arguing that term limits are necessary for the Supreme Court rather than Congress because lawmakers are elected.
Porter responded by saying there essentially is no competition in hyperpartisan districts and accused Schiff of attempting to do that with the Senate race, after previously accusing him of trying to box her out of the general election.
Schiff did not express concerns about Biden either, instead arguing that “some people are unfit for office at any age,” referring to former President Donald Trump.
Steve Garvey, the leading Republican candidate in the race, took a hands-off approach to the matter, saying the people should get to decide at the ballot box, but adding that he was disappointed by Biden’s mental state.
“We’re saddened when we look at him in the state he’s in now,” Garvey said.
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California’s Senate primary, in which the top two finishers, regardless of political party, will advance to the general election, is scheduled for March 5.
Polls have shown Schiff leading the field, with Porter and Garvey fighting for the second spot — which would allow one of them to advance to the November election.
