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

[Holmes]

Um, I just want at least one of my senators to be from where I actually live. It’s not that deep. In a state of nearly 40 million that’s geographically expansive, it matters.

[I’m not Stu]

What counties are up in the air in a potential D vs D race?

[Blair]

It's very weird because there are a lot of examples of aging senators (in seats with competitive races coming up) who simply get replaced by some random lawyer, campaign officer or state party official who the Governor appoints.

[I’m not Stu]

Brad Sherman's perennial primary challenger Raji Rab will run for Senate. Will perennial Democratic candidate Akinyemi Agbede run again in 2024?

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Um, I just want at least one of my senators to be from where I actually live. It’s not that deep. In a state of nearly 40 million that’s geographically expansive, it matters.

I also remember when the Bay Area held both senate seats for the last 27 of 30 years

[I’m not Stu]

Wil Ro Khanna run a primary challenge against Alex Padilla in 2028?

[Atlas Force]

https://twitter.com/ktullymcmanus/status/1646252534368018433

[Unbeatable Titan Susan Collins]

https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/status/1646261866258223106


And the knives are officially out.

[I’m not Stu]

If Feinstein resigns or dies, who does Newsom appoint (likely an African-American woman)?

[Хahar 🤔]

It's very weird because there are a lot of examples of aging senators (in seats with competitive races coming up) who simply get replaced by some random lawyer, campaign officer or state party official who the Governor appoints.

This is not Gavin Newsom's style. All of the appointments that he has made (and there have been many) were of people who subsequently ran for reelection and won. He looks to place his people in positions for which they will then be indebted to him.

Newsom's past declaration that he would appoint a black woman here is an intriguing factor here. When he said this, people on this forum took that to mean London Breed because they were unaware that there are multiple black women who live in California. Maybe they know now. My thought at the time was that appointing Barbara Lee would make a lot of sense, and it still does, but now there's the complication of the fact that the primary campaign has already started. Lee would be very difficult to beat if she were the incumbent, and everyone knows it, and I think that there'll be a lot of people who would like Newsom to appoint someone else for that reason.

If the circumstances were different, I think that Shirley Weber would make a lot of sense, not least because it would enable Newsom to fill yet another statewide elective office by appointment. But Weber was just elected to a four-year term as secretary of state and it's unclear that she'd give that up for a year and a half in the Senate.

[Zedonathin2020]

If Feinstein resigns or dies, who does Newsom appoint (likely an African-American woman)?

I'd imagine Lee, who would go on to run for a full term, and unlike current circumstances the theoretical incumbency advantage would help her win. But given her age it could also be London Breed, who really ought to be running instead of Lee in the first place.

[Oppo]

https://twitter.com/RepDeanPhillips/status/1646269676996153344?s=20

[Minnesota Mike]

There is clearly a coordinated effort to get Feinstein to resign. First a half dozen media outlets run the same basic story with the anonymous Hill Insiders worried she won't be able to return and now a couple members of Congress saying openly what I am sure most of them are thinking.  It's to bad she didn't come to the realization that can no longer do the job by herself but now it's clear the powers that be are trying to push her out. My guess she resigns within a week.

[Хahar 🤔]

Newsom's past declaration that he would appoint a black woman here is an intriguing factor here. When he said this, people on this forum took that to mean London Breed because they were unaware that there are multiple black women who live in California.

London Breed, who really ought to be running instead of Lee in the first place

People on this forum are really never going to stop trying to make London Breed happen, are they?

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

It's very weird because there are a lot of examples of aging senators (in seats with competitive races coming up) who simply get replaced by some random lawyer, campaign officer or state party official who the Governor appoints.

Newsom's past declaration that he would appoint a black woman here is an intriguing factor here. When he said this, people on this forum took that to mean London Breed because they were unaware that there are multiple black women who live in California. Maybe they know now. My thought at the time was that appointing Barbara Lee would make a lot of sense, and it still does, but now there's the complication of the fact that the primary campaign has already started. Lee would be very difficult to beat if she were the incumbent, and everyone knows it, and I think that there'll be a lot of people who would like Newsom to appoint someone else for that reason.

I audibly laughed at that line.

[John Dule]

If Feinstein resigns or dies, who does Newsom appoint (likely an African-American woman)?

I'd imagine Lee, who would go on to run for a full term, and unlike current circumstances the theoretical incumbency advantage would help her win. But given her age it could also be London Breed, who really ought to be running instead of Lee in the first place.

Breed is happy where she is, and I hope to god she stays there. SF needs her.

[Zedonathin2020]

Newsom's past declaration that he would appoint a black woman here is an intriguing factor here. When he said this, people on this forum took that to mean London Breed because they were unaware that there are multiple black women who live in California.

London Breed, who really ought to be running instead of Lee in the first place

People on this forum are really never going to stop trying to make London Breed happen, are they?

I mean if were going to talk about electing a Woman of Color, I'd rather it be someone who isn't older than my all four of my Grandparents.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Newsom would most likely just appoint a seat warmer meaning that anyone who currently holds elected office is probably out. London Breed won't want to resign as SF mayor to serve an incomplete Senate term and there's really no reason to believe she's even a likely candidate unless as noted you are unaware that more than one black woman lives in California.

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Now the LA Times has her health issues on the front page.



LA Times: Feinstein's continued Senate absence sparks call for resignation

Weeks after announcing she had been diagnosed with shingles, Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s extended absence from the Senate has left Democrats in a tight spot given the party’s slim majority in the chamber, spurring some high-profile calls for her resignation.

Without Feinstein, who at 89 is the oldest sitting senator, the confirmation of President Biden’s judicial and administrative nominees has been complicated.

As the calls for her to step aside mounted from some corners of the Democratic Party, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) joined the fray Wednesday.

“It’s time for @SenFeinstein to resign,” Khanna tweeted. “We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty. While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties. Not speaking out undermines our credibility as elected representatives of the people.”

Khanna is co-chair of the Senate campaign of Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), who is running to succeed Feinstein at the end of her term and is a possible pick of Gov. Gavin Newsom if he keeps his promise to appoint a Black woman to the seat if Feinstein retires early. But he could face criticism because such an appointment could be viewed as giving Lee an edge in the Senate race.[...]

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-12/feinstein-senate-absence-shingles-judicial-nominees-call-for-resignation

[Landslide Lyndon]

FINALLY!

https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1646308908221231106

[Unbeatable Titan Susan Collins]

https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/1646327944472666114

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

I'm glad that Fossilstein isn't running for re-election, but it's long past time for her to resign.

[President Johnson]

In case DiFi resigns in the coming weeks or months: With the campaign de facto ongoing already and high-profile candidates in, it seems reasonable to assume Newsom would appoint a placeholder who's not running for a full term in 2024? Who could that be?

[I’m not Stu]

With the campaign de facto ongoing already and high-profile candidates in, it seems reasonable to assume Newsom would appoint a placeholder who's not running for a full term in 2024? Who could that be?

It would likely be an African-American woman.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Feinstein isn't retiring unless she is incapacitated like Laughtenberg or McCain, Shingles is not a disabled disease