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Independent Democrat Christina Pascucci Disrupts U.S. Senate Race With Commanding Media Blitz

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LOS ANGELES, CA — Two weeks ago, journalist and humanitarian Christina Pascucci announced her campaign for the U.S. Senate after spending her career on the front lines of the most important issues in California and the world – from the wasteful water policies of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to the active war zone of Ukraine – all the while seeing few solutions from Washington.

Political, business, local, state, national, Spanish, AAPI, and entertainment outlets documented the native Californian’s announcement that she is running for Senate as an independent Democrat to continue to make a positive impact and put people over politics:

  • Politico: Christina Pascucci, TV Anchor, is Running for Senate in California: Pascucci outlined a run as a moderate consensus builder in a field of bomb-throwing partisans. The 38-year-old Democrat described herself as a “truth-seeker” who would focus on legislating, adding she would apply the same approach she did to newsgathering. “I’ve been covering the most pressing issues of California for the past 15 years and watching this race closely, as well as covering it and interviewing some of the candidates,” Pascucci said in the interview Tuesday. “And the more I watched it, the more closely I studied it, I honestly felt dismayed by how it was shaping up. I spoke to a lot of others who felt the same way. Like, this is our future — more of the same.” Pascucci and her team also said she would work to appeal to Latinos and other voters who haven’t been swayed by a trio of far better-known Democrats in the race, Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee.

  • Fox Business: LA TV Reporter Christina Pascucci Announces Run for Senate: “I’ve been in the trenches for 15 years on the front lines reporting on some of the most pressing issues of our times. I’ve also traveled to more than one hundred countries, 7 continents, been in war zones and conflict areas, working with Children of War on a personal note. What I see in California I don’t recognize and I had to step up.”… I’m running as what I call an independent democrat. I think you should look at every issue through the eyes of essentially a journalist not through the eyes of party politics and that will be my approach as U.S. Senator… I’m willing to run toward [Bipartisanship] and I think it’s crucial for the future of our democracy. We need more moderates in the Senate, in Congress. We need people who are willing to reach across the aisle and just have common sense.”

  • Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles Newscaster Christina Pascucci Announces Senate Bid: The 38-year-old Democrat is the latest entrant to join an increasingly crowded field for California’s 2024 Senate contest. The San Fernando Valley native argues that she offers a centrist option for voters tired of polarization in the nation’s politics.“Enough is enough. People are fed up, including myself,” Pascucci said in an interview with The Times. “What you do is you sit down and reach across the aisle.”

  • Fox Business: LA TV Reporter Christina Pascucci Announces Run for Senate: “I’ve been in the trenches for 15 years on the front lines reporting on some of the most pressing issues of our times. I’ve also traveled to more than one hundred countries, 7 continents, been in war zones and conflict areas, working with Children of War on a personal note. What I see in California I don’t recognize and I had to step up.”… I’m running as what I call an independent democrat. I think you should look at every issue through the eyes of essentially a journalist not through the eyes of party politics and that will be my approach as U.S. Senator.”

  • Telemundo 52: La periodista de Los Ángeles, Christina Pascucci, se une a la contienda por el Senado de EEUU:  Pascucci no se ha postulado antes para un cargo público. En una entrevista con Telemundo 52, Pascucci dijo que se postula como una “demócrata independiente” cuyas opiniones están formadas en parte por haber crecido con dos padres republicanos. Dijo que estaría dispuesta a llegar al otro lado del pasillo “para lograr que se apruebe una legislación significativa”. “Creo que los californianos quieren tener opciones. Están entusiasmados con un líder aspiracional que pueda llevarnos más allá de esta polarización que vemos que afecta a nuestro país”, dijo Pascucci.

  • NBC 4 Los Angeles: Los Angeles TV Newscaster Christina Pascucci Joins 2024 Race for U.S. Senate: In a sit-down interview with NBC4, Pascucci said she’s running as an “independent Democrat” whose views are shaped in part from growing up with two Republican parents. She said she would be willing to reach across the aisle “to get meaningful legislation done.” “I believe Californians want a choice. They are excited about an aspirational leader who can lead us beyond this polarization we see plaguing our country,” Pascucci said.