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Thu Jul 19, 2018, 01:04 AM Jul 2018

Does the CA Democratic party want to commit suicide? [View all]

Why would the state want to have two rookie senators at the same time?

If we do take control of the Senate, Feinstein will head the judiciary committee. While we've been busy with the watching the drama of Whiny Donny and the Russia investigation, many judges have been confirmed. Yes, following the conservative bias:

Trump has spent his first year rapidly filling Article III judgeships at Supreme, appellate and District Court levels.

A Times data analysis found Trump is ranked No. 6 of 19 presidents appointing the highest number of federal judges in their first year.

http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-pol-trump-federal-judiciary/#

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Worse, if De Leon wins, he may have to be on his own if Harris starts on her presidential campaign. Yes, Obama and Hillary did not spend much time in the Senate in 2008, but Illinois and New York had the benefits of the seasoned Dick Durbin and chuck Schumer, respectively.

Yes, Republicans will come in drove to the ballots this November. They have a gubernatorial candidate and they can humiliate the Democrats by voting for De Leon.

I lived in CA in the 90s when Republicans lost all state offices because they wanted their candidates to be "pure." I hope that CA Democrats will not follow the same road.

After all, CA used to have Republican governors and senators, and secretaries of states. It could flip that way again. Is this what the activists want?

Speaking of activists choosing the candidates: Keith Ellison, the deputy chair of the DNC, has decided to ignore his party endorsement and is running for MN AG.

OK, start shooting

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