California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill the Senate seat that Vice President-elect Kamala Harris held.
Let me also congratulate Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) on her selection as Joes Interior Secretary. High time an actual Native American had a say in the affairs of Native Americans!
I’m not crazy about it. One it smacks of cronyism even though it satisfies the need for a Latino in the senate from this state. For another there have been two women senators in those senate seats for years beginning with Boxer, next Feinstein, now Harris. To not replace Harris with another Black woman, namely Barbara Lee of Oakland, means there are no Black women in the senate any longer.
One solution and I say it only half jokingly is for Feinstein to retire and Newsom can do the right thing with her replacement.
Dems can’t rob the House now. Too slim a majority. With Haaland and a few others joining Biden’s cabinet/government, this took away a lot of Newsom’s options.
I’ve loved Feinstein for many years, supported her against all sorts of criticism, but the time has come. Next, let the Rs pressure Grass who’s the same age.