Dianne Feinstein digs in

[Nixie]

46. You nailed it again, as always. This is the crux of it all -- these groups who

fail at the ballot box trying another way to seize power. They are the same groups that were unconcerned about the Supreme Court when it mattered during a presidential election, and look how that has equated to an entire generation of young women with the abortion issue. The RW has been positioning for decades for these opportunities, and in a few short years these groups just hand them all this power.

Khanna has even recently stated that he can hold a fundraiser with billionaire Republicans since he's a Bernie Sanders supporter and that means he supports higher taxes. That's not fooling anyone.

Agreed that Feinstein knows these groups and their agendas and that could very well be her reason for hanging on. She's not too out of it to see who is attacking her and what their motives are. Not to mention, can you imagine working for decades with a colleague like a senator from Vermont who then comes all the way across the country to campaign against you. That would be enough to make anyone dig their heels in. She beat them at the ballot box, so the seat is hers. She is not too out of it to see who is attacking her and she's not having it.

Great post, Hortensis.