Katie Porter, the Democrat running for California governor, just dropped a campaign ad that's sparking fireworks—and not the good kind. The 30-second spot shows her grocery shopping, pumping gas, and even her adult child crashed on the couch, but it's the final line that's turning heads: "Now, could you guys please get out of my shot?"—a wink at the infamous moment she screamed "get out of my f---ing shot" at a staffer during a 2025 video call.
The ad tries to poke fun at her own temper, weaving in anti-Trump signs like "ABOLISH ICE" and "DUMP TRUMP" to frame her as a fearless fighter. But critics aren't laughing. Political strategists and even fellow Democrats are calling it one of the worst political ads ever—some saying it mocks the very staffers she allegedly mistreated, with one Republican official recalling claims of thrown plates.
The backlash is brutal. A strategist who's worked with Democrats posted he was "at a loss for words." The US Sun's editor called it the worst ad he'd ever seen. And it's not just the ad—Porter recently sent a campaign email blasting "F--- Trump" four times, including in the subject line, just a day after the latest assassination attempt on the former president.
Porter defends herself, arguing she's showing growth and the ability to laugh at her own mistakes. "That is a mark of leadership," she said. But with her fiery outbursts now center stage—including a threat to end an interview with a journalist last year—voters across California are asking the same question: Is she fit to run the state?
