Elder pledges to replace Feinstein with Republican if he wins California recall election

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Hill

BY LEXI LONAS - 09/03/21 09:20 PM EDT

California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder (R) on Friday pledged to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) with a Republican if he wins the Golden State's recall election.

“They're afraid I'm going to replace her with a Republican, which I most certainly would do and that would be an earthquake in Washington, D.C.,” Elder said on the "Mark Levin Show."

The conservative radio host claims Feinstein has not been seen in “weeks” and is in “an even worst mental condition than Joe Biden.”

Feinstein, 88, said earlier this year she does not plan to step down from her seat and wants to finish her current term, which ends in 2025.


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/570824-elder-pledges-to-replace-feinstein-with-republican-if-he-wins-california

[msongs]

1. I think she should get over herself and retire so newsom can replace her by 9/14 she

was my senator for 20 yrs when I lived in CA

[tirebiter]

2. I haven't heard anything bad about her health

Dream on. Elder is not going to be in a position to replace her, regardless.

[nvme]

16. Elder is talking out of his Ass.

I just see someone who is so filled with contempt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Uhhh, I don't think he can do that.

She's in office until she dies or resigns. or is voted out.

Not that I'm a huge fan of Feinstein, but Elder is an ignorant idiot here.

[BigmanPigman]

4. How can a governor replace a senator?

Am I missing something here? I guess I missed that Civics lesson. Based on this alone is proof that Elder is another fucking moron, or as he would write "moran".

[J_William_Ryan]

5. He can't.

The reprehensible right must think that after Elder is elected, Feinstein will be forced to resign due to health reasons.

If a senator resigns or dies in office, his/her replacement is appointed by the governor.

[Mr.Bill]

10. As long as Feinstein has a pulse,

she remains a Senator.

[NYC Liberal]

34. Yep. Strom Thurmond was 101 when he retired (and died only a few months later).

[onetexan]

17. this is what worries me. She needs to resign now so Newsom can appoint a Dem till next election.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

25. Or we change the succession rules

To special election. That would be more democratic then pushing an elected senator to retire, so our preferred individual selects their replacement.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. Exactly.

Or if a senator moves on to another position. When my Senator, Hillary Clinton, was appointed as Secretary of State by President Obama, it was up to the governor to appoint her replacement.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

24. Maybe it is a veiled threat on her life?

[rpannier]

32. He's trolling for more votes

He hopes it will get him more of the whack job votes should the recall pass and he gets to be governor

[OneCrazyDiamond]

33. It only takes some whacked rightwinger.

Zealots don't mind being martyred for the cause.

[Mr.Bill]

35. Yes, he needs more

of the 25% of the state that are registered republicans. He is killing any chance the republicans had of removing Newsom. He's the best GOTV tool the Democrats have. Having a radio talk show host as their front runner shows you how deep the rebublican bench is in California. Trump showed it on a national level and continues to do so. All the republican elected officials in the USA and their leader is a developmentally disabled five year old child. (I'm being generous here, his niece who is a psychologist and has studied him for decades says his development was arrested at age two and a half)

[C Moon]

6. He's obviously doing this to get more money.

I haven't seen any commercials from him in over a week. I'm seeing ads from Newsom everyday.
It could backfire on the freak, because this is solidifying what the Newsom campaign is saying about the nut case.

[BigmanPigman]

8. I have, on CNN and MSNBC.

If he thinks he can win over Dems by advertising on MSNBC he just may be even more stupid than I thought, which is considerable. If he wants to throw his hard earned GQP ( ) money at them I say, "Go for it, dude".

[aggiesal]

7. This guy's a bigger.idiot.than Herr Gropenator ...

He thinks Senators are chosen by a Governor.
Even when Senators weren't voted on, it was the legislature that chose the Senators, not the governor.

This idiot needs to take civics listen, if he knows what that is.

[Retrograde]

18. He's half right

well, maybe not quite half. If a senator resigns or dies, the governor does appoint a replacement to fill out the term. For example, when Harris resigned her senate seat to be vice president, Newsom appointed Padilla to replace her (I take some pride in the fact that I emailed him recommending Padilla) He can not, however, remove a sitting senator, no matter what an idiot that senator is (e.g., Rand Paul) or how elderly or sick. Nor can people in federal elected positions be recalled.

[aggiesal]

27. I agree, but Elder's statement implies ...

that he would replace Feinstein just because.
Makes him sound and look like an idiot.

[Mr.Bill]

9. If he somehow becomes governor,

the Legislature can pass a law requiring him to appoint a Senator of the same party as the one who has left office. Several states have this law. And the Democratic supermajority in both houses will prevent him from being able to veto it.

[PortTack]

14. Yup! Let's ask turtle about that!!!!!

[JohnSJ]

19. Better yet do what Kentucky did, take that power away from the Governor, and give it to

the legislature


What should happen is the recall process needs to be changed so the alt Governor takes over like in NY and other states

[ZonkerHarris]

11. Thank you for the GOTV motivation Larry

[Demovictory9]

13. Lol 😀 yep

[BadgerMom]

12. Well, interesting that he's saying the quiet part out loud.

Control of the Senate has long been considered the end game of this recall. I haven’t heard any other Republican state plainly prior to this, though. Yes, Sen. Feinstein would have to step down or die, but Republicans think there’s a great enough chance of that happening that they’ve pushed this recall. God, I hope California voters GOTV and dash the hopes of these assholes.

[nvme]

15. as much as I despise Feinstein

I would pray for her to go to full term.

[Elessar Zappa]

20. A great reason

to vote No and ensure his fascist ass gets nowhere near Sacramento.

[bucolic_frolic]

21. Larry, dude, thanks for the gratuitous none-too-subtle ageist rant

Discrimination against older folks so nice, coming from such a swell-headed guy.

[discocrisco01]

22. That Quite is Going to Backfire and Cause the Recall Effort to Fail

Enough Said.

[Mz Pip]

26. Keep talking Larry

You’re waking up Democratic voters every time you open your mouth.

[SunSeeker]

30. Right?

[turbinetree]

28. From Ballotpedia....

This article details how vacancies are filled when they occur in the United States Senate. In 37 states, vacancies are temporarily filled by gubernatorial appointment. A special election is then held coinciding with the next regularly scheduled election to replace the appointee. In the remaining 13 states, a special election is required within a certain time frame to fill the vacancy. Of those 13 states, eight allow for an interim gubernatorial appointment.

https://ballotpedia.org/Filling_vacancies_in_the_U.S._Senate

[kimbutgar]

29. Imagine if he appointed Steven Miller as the Senator !

The little Nazi was his protege in his early days.

Miller was born and raised in California. I wouldn’t put it past this coo coo freak.

[Mz Pip]

37. Or Donald Trump

It would take Donald long to buy property and declare himself a resident.

[wildflower]

31. Vote Save America has some things we can all do

To help, or donate:

https://www.mobilize.us/crooked/

[GoldenMezzoDiva]

36. As my ancient, dearly departed southern parents, aunts and uncles would way about Elder...

"That old fool's slick as goose-grease! And so's any fool that votes for him!"

[Polybius]

38. I can't really blame him for this, he' a Republican

Of course he'd replace her with a Republican, just like I'd expect a Democratic governor to replace a Republican Senator with a Democrat. With that being said, say no to the recall.