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3cb972ae | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @09e1d236 
I think I'd lean toward appointing Katy Porter, let her take hold of the seat for however long is left.  And in the mean time push to get the DNC to funnel money to Schiff as much as possible for his election bid.
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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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