It must have been a night of mixed emotions for former congressman Adam Schiff, the perpetual thorn in Trump\u2019s side, as he won the Senate primary race in California but was then dramatically and quite viciously booed off the stage by pro-Gazan protesters during his victory speech. Former Rep. Schiff is running to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein\u2019s former seat.<\/p>\n
As background, Dianne Feinstein died at age 90 in September of 2023. Gavin Newsom then appointed a Senator to serve the remainder of her term, and now Schiff is running to fill the seat that she held for three decades.On the night of Super Tuesday, March 4, he advanced a step in the race, securing the top spot in it with the lion\u2019s share of the vote. Finishing in second place was the Republican challenger, Steve Garvey. They were running head to head, along with numerous other candidates, as California puts all the candidates on the ballot, and the top two advance to the November election. Schiff won about 37% of the vote and Garvey 29%, with the much progressive Porter coming in third with about 15%.Garvey has little real chance to win, as Democrats significantly outnumber Republicans in California, but he was still hopeful on election night. \u201cWelcome to the California comeback. What you are all feeling tonight is what it\u2019s like to hit a walk-off home run,\u201d he said. He added, \u201cKeep the evening of November 5th open, as we will celebrate again,\u201d Garvey added. \u201cThey say in the general election that we are going to strike out. You know what? That\u2019s from the crowd that believes in the status quo.\u201dSchiff, though he won the primary and is likely to win the general election, had a less good night. He was booed by pro-Gaza protesters who chanted \u201cceasefire now\u201d while Schiff tried to make his way through his speech. He proved unable to do make his speech over the sound of their chants, and security tried to remove the protesters but failed.<\/p>\n
Schiff then tried to make the presence of the protesters seem like a sign of the \u201cstrength\u201d of democracy, but failed. Their numbers and voices overwhelmed his. Schiff then ended his speech, with Deadline reporting that the disruptive chants of the protesters \u201cLikely force[ed] a shorter speech than the gregarious politician intended.\u201dFox News, posting about the embarrassing incident on X (formerly Twitter), wrote, \u201cSCHIFF SHOW: Democrat who pushed Trump-Russia claims that turned out to be fake gets booed off his own stage during a victory speech.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch the moment here:<\/p>\n\n\n