Mike Schaefer took California by storm and shocked the political establishment when he was elected to the Board of Equalization last year despite barely campaigning and running against a well-connected Republican. Could the octogenarian former slumlord take that same sheer strength and run for a higher office someday? I think he would be a solid candidate to replace Dianne Feinstein in 2024, since she’ll almost surely retire. He would also be a great choice for Senator if Harris is elected president or VP, and I think Newsom would be very likely to appoint him. Of course, he could also take it easy and just run for reelection, and maybe go for Governor or Lieutenant Governor in 2026 when his term expires.
Good sarcasm))) But his election shows how eagerly anti-Republican California voters were last November. Obviously, under "normal" conditions he wouldn't have chances, but it was "last November", when even serious and popular candidates could lose
solely because of "R" letter after name (the best example for me is Catharine Baker, but there are many other)...