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3bfda0cf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @8ceddfb0 @09e1d236 He has already said he would appoint a black woman and no one who is running for the seat next year.
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3cb972ae | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @1325612a 
I just can't help but think this could turn out to be a terrible ,strategic error.  Whoever gets appointed will essentially be viewed as the incumbent and statistically, the incumbent has the advantage toward a win.

I just looked up Feinstein's last election and she won by 8 pts, which to me, seems a little close for left leaning California and a senator who had been there since 1992.

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3bfda0cf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @8ceddfb0 @09e1d236 Could be that a lot of left leaning people didn’t want to elect someone in their 80’s.
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3cb972ae | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @1325612a 
Ah... yeah. Very good point. Didn't think about how that would tip the results.

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