• CA-Sen: The Public Policy Institute of California released a top-two primary survey on Thursday evening showing Democratic Rep. Katie Porter and Republican Steve Garvey locked in a tight place for the second general election spot, but there's a caveat we need to address first.
In particular, PPIC was in the field from Feb. 6 through 13, so these numbers are already fairly old, especially given the heavy spending by Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and his allies aimed at boosting Garvey past Porter.
This survey finds Schiff in the lead with 24% as Porter edges out Garvey 19-18 for second ahead of the March 5 primary. Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee secures 10%, while a hefty 21% say they support another candidate. Most other polling, including more recent surveys, have put Garvey in second place.
• ND-Sen: Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer announced Thursday that he would seek reelection this fall, comments that came over half a year after he insisted he was undecided about running again. There was no serious talk about Cramer retiring, though, and he should have little trouble claiming a second term in deep-red North Dakota.
• CO-04: Logan County Commissioner Jerry Sonnenberg publicized an endorsement on Wednesday from former Sen. Cory Gardner, who previously represented older incarnations of the 4th District, for the June GOP primary. Also in Sonnenberg's corner are former Sens. Wayne Allard and Hank Brown, though it's been decades since either of their names appeared on a ballot.