Next Senator from California?

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Someone help me see the reason for the Lee enthusiasm. Very limited polling but in what polling we have had she trails the two other Democrats badly. She has also raised nowhere near as much money as Schiff or Porter.  I don't have a dog in this fight and would be fine with Lee but as an outsider I just don't see why Lee should be leading this poll.

California is a machine state, Lee has received the types of endorsements relevant to a machine state, and Boss Newsom has promised to appoint a black woman in the increasingly likely event that Feinstein resigns or dies before November 2024.

FWIW I think a generic Republican squeezes into the top 2. The Republican Party in California, such as it is, will probably rally around the least objectionable some dude.

Perhaps, but I wouldn’t underestimate the CAGOP’s ability to self-sabotage!

[All Along The Watchtower]

Feinstein retires before the end of the summer.  Newsom appoints Shirley Weber.  Weber reelected in 2024. 

Weber is also more plausible than Schiff or Porter, yes.

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I don't think Feinstein will necessarily croak in a month or two. I think she will just be forced into retirement by friends/family.

Idk, it seems that certain friends are doing their best to prevent her from retiring. I’m sure there are no ulterior, political motives there.