California
Related: About this forumGov. Newsom will NOT appoint a temp Sen. who is a current 2024 candidate. Not Porter, Schiff or Lee.
Newsom, to his credit, refuses so far to be bullied, sticking with his commitments both to appoint a caretaker and a Black female.
He essentially ignored Lees fury and her implicit threat and stuck with both promises hes now made, all the while insisting he hopes Feinstein serves out her term.
One thing thats clear from all this is that Newsom reads the polls. They show Schiff, Porter and Lee all running well ahead of several potential and declared Republican candidates, making a Democrat-on-Democrat runoff election next fall very likely.
Newsom, hoping to remain a major figure in his party long after his second statehouse term expires in 2026, plainly does not want to alienate backers of Schiff and Porter by awarding the seat to Lee during the leadup to the March primary election.
He knows that any incumbent, even one whos served only a month or two, gains credibility and an automatic advantage over electoral rivals.https://www.chicoer.com/2023/09/27/newsom-gets-it-right-on-caretaker-appointment-california-focus/
Your choice for CA U.S. Senate?
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Katie Porter | |
12 (43%) |
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Barbara Lee | |
1 (4%) |
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Adam Schiff | |
15 (54%) |
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JohnSJ
(95,292 posts)choice decides to run for the Senate seat in 2024 is uncertain, but I would guess not.
MichMan
(12,901 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,423 posts)He's not appointing a sitting Congressmember. So Lee is out as well.
But I think the poll is who you want elected, not appointed.
MichMan
(12,901 posts)TeamProg
(6,630 posts)Everyone else is... who?
stopdiggin
(12,553 posts)And additionally the right 'thing' to do. With such prominent (and respected) 'names' already having hats in the ring - unfair to give somebody a handicap.
More credit coming Newsom's way.
ShazamIam
(2,662 posts)CrispyQ
(37,830 posts)Are their districts solid blue so we're pretty sure we won't lose their seats in the House? Seems kind of risky to me, not that they don't all have the right to run, it just seems strategically it might not be the best move. Then again IMO, dems have not been strategic my entire adult life.
NoRethugFriends
(2,837 posts)TeamProg
(6,630 posts)for a higher office.
It goes against the rub to suggest Newsom should pick a favorite, right?
Porter is the only one in a red-ish purple district. Her seat is the most at risk to change.
dem4decades
(11,795 posts)Anything that gets rid of Republicans I'm in favor of, and Maxine in the Senate might drive a few Repukes to jump off a bridge.
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)Rebl2
(14,419 posts)we lose a house member if he did this.
quaint
(3,379 posts)Katie Porter's is a different story.
quaint
(3,379 posts)I'd prefer Anita Hill, but she lives in Massachusetts.
MichMan
(12,901 posts)Or is it about the general election?
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)TeamProg
(6,630 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,645 posts)anyone who is already in the race.
That would free him up to appoint Rep Maxine Waters; this seat would easily elect a Democrat, she would do a fine job, she would retire as a US Senator and she isn't running already.
Seriously, it would not surprise me one bit that this plan has been under the surface since Senator Feinstein became so ill. He has had a lot of time to work this out.
There will be a primary next spring and the voters will decide that outcome. I sincerely wish Katie Porter would change her mind and stay in the House since her seat is at risk now. If she were here in Texas, she could drop out of the Senate race and stay in the House race as long as she officially filed for the House race by December 1. Actually I wish Rep Lee would do so as well. We need her and her seniority in the House
quaint
(3,379 posts)I think it's iffy that Katie would hold her seat even if she wasn't running for the senate.
LiberalFighter
(53,293 posts)I would prefer only one person running so the other two can still be in Congress.