Kamala Harris advances in U.S. Senate race, Loretta Sanchez in second.

[RandySF]

Kamala Harris easily clinched a spot in the fall runoff on Tuesday to succeed U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, but the contest for second place was too close to call between fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez and Republican Duf Sundheim.

A Nov. 8 showdown between Harris, a second-term attorney general, and one of the lesser-known GOP candidates would be a boon for the Democratic Party, which overwhelmingly endorsed Harris earlier this year in an effort to avert an expensive and potentially personal feud between two of its own.

But several factors, including competition in the Democratic presidential race and a lack of unification around a Republican candidate bolstered Sanchez, a veteran congresswoman from Orange County.

“It’s been an exciting campaign, and we’re getting ready for Round 2,” Sanchez told supporters as returns continued to come in.



http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article82406532.html#storylink=cpy

[Fresh_Start]

1. bernies recommended senatorial candidate had 41K votes last I checked

being aligned with Bernie didn't seem to help him much

[UTUSN]

2. So we want HARRIS? SANCHEZ seems to be a dim bulb. n/t

[dhill926]

3. Would rather run against a repub…

Than another dem. In either case Harris will make a fine senator.

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Has Harris issued a position on marijuana legalization? It is coming to California.

And a majority of Americans support it.

[bemildred]

5. Kamala Harris Speaks Out On ‘Inevitability’ Of Marijuana Legalization In California

California Attorney General Kamala Harris says she is “not opposed” to legalizing marijuana, but stopped short of endorsing efforts to do so in the Golden State.

With legal recreational marijuana use fully underway in Colorado and Washington — and similar programs on the horizon in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. — advocates are hoping to bring a legalization initiative to the California ballot in 2016. Medical marijuana has been legal in the state since 1996, but recreational use is still prohibited.

In an interview Monday with BuzzFeed, Harris said that while she has no “moral opposition” to the substance, she has concerns over the law enforcement implications of legalizing it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/17/kamala-harris-marijuana_n_6174822.html

[Warren DeMontague]

6. She is correct. Its a good statement.

I think I read that at the time, but couldnt remember where I saw it.

One difference between Nov. 2014 and now, of course, is that legalization is working- and bringing in substantial tax revenue- in California's neighbor to the North.

I like Harris. Along with newsom i think they represent real future heavy hitters in the party.

[bemildred]

7. She continues to impress. Sharp as a tack and knows right where to draw the line.

We could use a lot more education and harm-mitigation and a lot less criminal process in dealing with many social issues, drugs being one of those.

[bemildred]

8. I think it's been clear since Colorado that the revenue was going to win the war for pot.

Given the ubiquitous funding issues of local & state governments and the affection they all feel for privatization these days, it was just a matter of time.

It turned the rather conservative elites in N. California around in short order, once the lumber business lost its mojo.

Newsome does look very promising too. Harris reminds me of Obama some ...