California Senate 2024 - Schiff (D) vs Garvey (R)

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

If Newsom want to appoint a senator it’ll probably be Lee. If he wants to appoint a place holder I think it’ll be Shirley Weber

Weber has already filed for re-election in '26, & Newsom is reported as not wanting to put a thumb on the primary scales by delivering an incumbency advantage to Lee (as that would piss off the donor network that he shares with Schiff, DiFi, & Pelosi), so with Holly Mitchell saying no, I honestly do think it ends up being Auntie Maxine's time to capstone her career.

Well, if that happens, it certainly might be a plot twist I would not have expected.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

I don't believe it's worth having California be a state with two Senators (or even three) die in office within a period of 70 years (Feinstein will probably be the second). If that happens, California would be one of the few states to hold that distinction.

Guess who I made a vague reference to in the post I quoted? Do you remember his name?

There was a Democrat in 1964 who died in office, right?

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Ok, talk about a pick that was completely out of left field.

Yeah, this was not on my bingo card.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

https://twitter.com/ccadelago/status/1758677854450229386
LOL. Democrats are airing more ads designed to boost their preferred Republican than the Republicans are running about themselves.

McCaskill called...she wants her tactics back.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousPIF/status/1765240390423093473

LOL
Haven't laughed that hard all morning.