California Rep. Adam Schiff is currently the leading contender for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Dianne Feinstein, having raised twice as much money as any other Senate candidate in the entire country, according to Politico.
But what sets him apart from his opponents? And what does he plan to do if he wins the race? In a wide-ranging discussion with KNX News Chief Correspondent Charles Feldman, Schiff emphasized his track record defending democratic institutions.
“There are two really big issues that I think are intertwined that we’re running on. Democracy is one of them, the economy is the other,” he said. “And the two, in my view, are really deeply entangled, because when an economy isn’t working for millions of people when they’re working harder than ever and still struggling to get by, or they see their parents’ life as somehow better or easier than theirs, they start to entertain a demagogue who comes along promising they alone can fix things.”
The former House Intelligence Committee chair was the lead prosecutor in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial. He said he’s proud of the work he did “holding a corrupt president to account,” but also proud of reaching across the aisle to get things done for his constituents.