So can Feinstein retire, Newsome appoint

[dflprincess]

12. Voters generally do not like politicians who appoint themselves to another office

Wendell Anderson, governor of Minnesota, resigned so his Lt. Govenor could appoint him (Anderson) to the Senate. This was after Walter Mondale became VP. At the time Muriel Humbphrey was filling Hubert's seat after his death so we had two senate seats up in the November 1978 election.

It was a blood bath. The DFL lost both Senate seats and the Governor's office. I can't remember what other races we lost.

As SNL's Weekend update said when reporting on this "..and the first earthquake was reported in Minnesota. Source of the quake was found to be a the grave of Hubert Humphrey who was spinning at the rate of 1 miilion rpms."

I beilieve this mistake has been made in other states as well.