Harris says she'd support a Feinstein re-election bid '100 percent'

[Beet]

“I am a strong supporter of Dianne, and if she decides to run again, I will be front and center in supporting her — and for lots of good reasons,’’ Harris told POLITICO on Thursday. “I may not agree with her on everything. But I admire and respect her. … I do strongly believe that she is one of the greatest public servants that California has had.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/14/kamala-harris-backs-feinstein-reelection-bid-242743

[MAINEiac4434]

This is nothing. How often do Senators from the same state and same party endorse primary challengers? Dick Durbin probably wasn't wild about Carol Moseley Braun, but he publicly supported her.

[Beet]

This is nothing. How often do Senators from the same state and same party endorse primary challengers? Dick Durbin probably wasn't wild about Carol Moseley Braun, but he publicly supported her.

Her statement was pretty long and passionate, which is good (I'm a Feinstein supporter).

[Sir Mohamed]

I repectfully disagree. Feinstein's time is up at 86 by then. I think it's time for someone new. I'd love Eric Garcetti to run.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Unsurprised - it's not like Harris is a bomb-throwing radical.

Someone should primary Feinstein, though. I've heard rumblings about De Leon?

[Sir Mohamed]

Unsurprised - it's not like Harris is a bomb-throwing radical.

Someone should primary Feinstein, though. I've heard rumblings about De Leon?

I heard that de Leon is likely to run for lt. governor. Eric Garcetti would be a decent challenger.


Btw: Thread should be moved to Congressional board.

[NewYorkExpress]

And there go her chances of winning the nomination. The base hates Feinstein.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

This is a tell that she supports such an absolute trash senator from Hillary's 2nd best state.

[Possiblymaybe]

This is nothing. How often do Senators from the same state and same party endorse primary challengers? Dick Durbin probably wasn't wild about Carol Moseley Braun, but he publicly supported her.

[Possiblymaybe]

Unsurprised - it's not like Harris is a bomb-throwing radical.

Someone should primary Feinstein, though. I've heard rumblings about De Leon?

I heard that de Leon is likely to run for lt. governor. Eric Garcetti would be a decent challenger.


Btw: Thread should be moved to Congressional board.

Garcettti won't primary Feinstein.

[McGovernForPrez]

Ugh why won't Feinstein retire. She's too damn old.

[Lord Admirale]

Don't worry, I'm sure the Justice Democrats will prop up a staunch progressive in a progressive-friendly state...

Oh wait, they're too busy fighting Joe Manchin: a Democrat in a deep red state.

[MAINEiac4434]

I repectfully disagree. Feinstein's time is up at 86 by then. I think it's time for someone new. I'd love Eric Garcetti to run.

Garcetti would be great, and it'd be good to have some SoCal representation in the Senate for the first time in a long time.

[kyc0705]

Harris has nothing to gain and everything to lose by criticizing Feinstein. If I was the junior senator from California, you'd better believe I'd be choosing my words with care as well.

I repectfully disagree. Feinstein's time is up at 86 by then. I think it's time for someone new. I'd love Eric Garcetti to run.

Garcetti would be great, and it'd be good to have some SoCal representation in the Senate for the first time in a long time.

Still, agreed.

[SoLongAtlas]

Feinstein will be in office until death, barring any primary upset.

[Liberalrocks]

I repectfully disagree. Feinstein's time is up at 86 by then. I think it's time for someone new. I'd love Eric Garcetti to run.

[The Mikado]

Harris has nothing to gain and everything to lose by criticizing Feinstein. If I was the junior senator from California, you'd better believe I'd be choosing my words with care as well.

This guy gets it. There is no upside towards insulting or threatening a powerful, entrenched Senator in your own party, especially from your own state, unless you want to spend the rest of your Senate career officing out of the basement of Dirksen and stuck on the Indian Affairs Committee and nothing else. Senators only have as much visibility and prestige as their party leadership lets them have.

[Shadows]

Wasn't Feinstein the one who wanted Hillary probed about the Loretta Lynch meeting?

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

I don't have anything against Feinstein but cmon, she's gonna be 90 at the end of her term...

I really don't think senators should run for reelection once they are above 80.

[Mr. Smith]

Senator supports Senator from same state and party, news at 11.

[The Mikado]

I don't have anything against Feinstein but cmon, she's gonna be 90 at the end of her term...

I really don't think senators should run for reelection once they are above 80.

I absolutely agree with you. It's just career suicide for a Senator to bash the Senator from their same state and party, particularly when that Senator has a few decades of seniority on you.

If people want to primary DiFi, they absolutely should give it a shot, but to expect sitting officeholders in CA to back you on that? Especially when you don't even have a hypothetical candidate yet? It feels like people are just looking for excuses to bash Harris here.

[Alabama_Indy10]

I don't support a Feinstein or Harris re-election bid

[Rookie Yinzer]

Feinstein won't even be alive in 10 years. Let someone have a chance at shaping policy that they will actually live to see the results of.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Feinstein won't even be alive in 10 years. Let someone have a chance at shaping policy that they will actually live to see the results of.

I wonder what the folks that supported Strom Thurmond at age 94 thought.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Swampy swamps. Kamala Harris is overrated and the exact opposite of what this country is asking for as a whole now.