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Former Dodgers star Steve Garvey is on the defensive after his performance at the first debate for California’s U.S. Senate seat.
“It was 60 years since my last debate. I think it was junior year in high school,” Garvey told KNX News Chief Correspondent Charles Feldman. “I’m a rookie at this, you know. I’m not a career politician. I’m running to be the voice of the people.”
Garvey, a political newcomer, was criticized after the Jan. 22 debate for his vague, indirect answers about key policy issues. But he insisted he’s “developing positions on these issues by listening to the people.”
“Now, as time goes on and we get through the primary, there’s eight months to get deeper into these issues,” he said. “And I will.”
Garvey hedged when asked how he feels about former President Donald Trump, particularly his comments about being a dictator on “day one” and using the Justice Department to go after his enemies.