As 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein returns to work following a health issue, the fight over the Senate seat she still occupies has devolved into a proxy fight in California.
Feinstein has already announced she intends to retire at the end of her term next year, setting up a crowded primary fight. But if she were to vacate the seat before then, Newsom would be left to name someone to finish the term — a selection that would be seen as tipping the scales in the primary.
"Any decision pisses off someone important," the strategist added."There's more of a downside than upside to just about anything you do." But other California Democrats, especially those allied with Schiff or Porter, insist the opposite just as vehemently. Some have floated other ideas to try to diffuse the situation. What about a different Black woman? Or a caretaker, like former Sen. Barbara Boxer?
Of course, there are plenty of other qualified Black women in California, but Lee allies are trying to enforce solidarity on her behalf. But voters were split on whether they want Newsom to make an appointment to replace her and whether she should somehow be forced out of office.
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