CA-SEN: Feinstein leads de Leon 46% - 24%

[RandySF]

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CALIFORNIA
U.S. Senate:
Dianne Feinstein (D) 46%
Kevin de León (D) 24%
Other, unsure 29%
(Public Policy Institute of California, LV, 7/8-17/18)
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9:03 PM - 25 Jul 2018

[brooklynite]

1. Sleep tight...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I am puzzled by your comment. Care to enlarge on it?

[brooklynite]

32. Feinstein will be sleeping soundly going into November.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. Thanks, but I'll bet she'll be out campaigning at least a little.

De Leon may have scared her a little.

[Blue_true]

40. I agree with you. She should run through the finish in what likely is her last political race. nt

[skylucy]

2. ...

[Demovictory9]

4. not to be ageist but she's 85 years old.

[RandySF]

6. Yeah well

I saw de Leon on CNN recently and he didn’t even try to make a positive case for himself.

[Demovictory9]

8. ok... as long as Calif has a dem Gov to fill her seat if she retires before age 91

[RandySF]

12. We're California

Trust me, it’s covered

[Demovictory9]

13. we voted in Arnold Swarzenegger. Ronald Reagon. Pete Wilson.

[onecaliberal]

16. I didn't vote for any of those assholes.

Gropinator got in with the smallest vote in California history. We learned from that fiasco. Brown got in and fixed the mess he and repukes left.

[still_one]

28. Keep in mind because of our insane jungel primary there was almost a 100 candidates running for

governor, a lot of them doing it as a joke.

there is a lot of danger with that, and in fact that is similar to how tha nazi got the republican nomination, because they had so many candidates who wouldn't get out of the race earlier, even though they had no chance, and they split the vote among each other, and trump's racist alliance stuck together. If some of those candidates who had no chance had dropped out earlier, I think there would have been a different republican nominee

[Demovictory9]

30. there were a zillion on my ballot during the primary this year. don't think it can't happen again

[still_one]

31. I was referring to the time when Arnold got in for Governor. For Senator there was something like

20 some candidates this year.

[onecaliberal]

34. The ballot was extremely long and there were lots of candidates in a few races.

I’m not sure we could end up with a Nazi here but I would never say never.

[JI7]

24. it's been solid blue in recent years. Arnold was the only one that republicans

had a chance with and he won becsuse people thought it would be cool to have the terminator as gov .

[still_one]

27. Swarzenegger got in because of the damn Davis recall which was pushed by a bunch of rightwing

assholes, and then a bunch of other idiots and celebrities decided to run for governor. I think there were almost 100 candidates for governor

It is insane, and makes the ballot a mess

[DemocratSinceBirth]

36. Only Arnold after Prop 187 who was pro immigration -1.30 mark

[onecaliberal]

15. That will be Gavin Newsome (D) DiFi is older but she's still sharp.

She has pissed me off many tines, but she has been a good senator for our state and one of a few willing to call out repukes at this time.

[Cha]

21. Oh yeah? Was it just a negative case for

Dianne?

[still_one]

9. and at this critical time we need that seniority in the Senate. She is part of a lot of committees

that are critical at this time

She has gotten an unfair bashing by some who have no idea what she has done so nice she was Mayor in San Francisco after the Moscone Milk killings

[Demovictory9]

10. ok. good to know.

[still_one]

14. I hear you, and it is favorable that Newsom will be the Governor, and while your speculation is a

real possibility, if that should happen the odds are good the a replacement would not only be a Democrat, but very progressive to boot

I am just looking to get through the next 3 years, where hopefully in 2020 the whole dynamic will change toward Democratic control. That is where I am coming from

[Blue_true]

41. She is healthy and active, and has gravitas.

DeLeon fucked up, he should have waited until 2024. As things are now, he most likely will get his ass kicked every way but Tuesday and be out of the picture in 2024. My guess is in 2024, if Newsome does not make a bit for President by then, he will run for the senate seat and let his understudy take over as Governor.

[still_one]

5. The California Democratic Party should not have endorsed anyone. Their vote was not representative

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of most of the Democrats in the state, and while anything can happen in November, those currently on the committee do not represent the Democratic base of the state, Feinstein specifically asked those on the committee who support her to not endorse anyone

[RandySF]

7. Progressives (you know who) packed the endorsement meeting

[still_one]

11. I sure do. They also do not appreciate the value of a Senator with seniority in the Senate means

for California at this critical time

[Cha]

22. Yeah, from what I've seen

they're all fluff and soundbytes.

[JI7]

25. yup, it's all entertainment for them

[R B Garr]

37. Yes, and some here were trying to insinuate that was a huge crisis

for Feinstein, but it really was just another transparent glimpse into their attempts to toss the clear voter preference, Feinstein.

This is yet another confirmation that the so-called national "superdelegates" aren't an issue, as those "progressives" would clearly try and take a very popular Senator and force her out just to get their way regardless of what the voters are clearly telling them.

[Blue_true]

42. Please use some other term but progressives for them, they are wholly unworthy of the term.

Bloviating Jackasses sound about right to my ears.

[Pachamama]

23. +1000

Hopefully after this debacle of endorsing Leon against Feinstein they will learn that lesson in the future....

[Blue_true]

43. The head of the party there is an Our Revolution type.

They packed the docket there and essentially threatened the party. Hopefully this debacle leads to them being purged from having any influence.

[BigmanPigman]

17. My family (3 generations of Dems who vote)

had this discussion during my birthday dinner 3 weeks ago. Who should run and who stands a chance of winning with the popular factors like "new blood" verses "experience".
Feinstein has seen 13 SCOTUS justices being grilled in DC. She already has had her staff ready to fight Kavanuagh with 100% focus. I voted for DeLeon so that the only choices for the state to have a Dem senator would be the result (Dem vs Dem and not Dem vs GOP). That is how it works now. Basically I like both of them and my family is split. However, I am a Dem and am happy as long as either Dem holds office. "ALWAYS VOTE STRAIGHT TICKET AND DOWN BALLOT FOR DEMS", this is my family's motto.

[RandySF]

18. I was wavering between the two until a recent de Leon interview on CNN

Clearly not ready for the big leagues. I'm voting for Dianne (my third time).

[BigmanPigman]

19. I was just writing about you.

Are your ears/eyes burning? Under Videos on the DU home page there is a video by Robert Reich and he brought up a new (to me) voting strategy and wanted to ask you about such things.

"I am in CA and our primaries are unusual. I think it is the top two candidates who have the final vote tallies regardless of party that determines who the final candidate would be in the election (I think). Reich's idea makes sense, as usual, therefore it will not happen. I am not quite clear on this type of voting strategy in CA, but I bet RandySF could explain it.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=503295

[still_one]

26. It is referred to as the jungle primary, and I hate, hwever, it does not apply to Presidential

office primaries, all the other offices though

There were 20 some candidates running for Senate in the primary, and the ballot was confusing and a mess, and you have to be very careful that you select the correct candidate. The order is not alphebetical.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. YaY!

[SkyDancer]

29. I was hoping DeLeon would be stronger

[R B Garr]

38. It was obvious he wouldn't be. Hoping petty gossip sinks an established,

popular Senator is a fool's errand. Maybe this will sink his career.

[Raine]

33. Good ... DiFi should get in

with no trouble at all.

[Blue_true]

39. I hope that she stomps him a new asshole.

All he has done is insure that in 2024 after DiFi has chosen not to run again, another democrat from California will be in a far better position to win the seat than him.

[Brother Buzz]

44. He has stepped on a bunch of Democratic toes in the state

If there came a time for the governor to appoint a replacement for Feinstein, de León would not be on Newsom's short list