Who Will Succeed Diane Feinstein in the US Senate?

you're wrong. Barbara Lee was very popular, so popular that she has won re-election 12 consecutive times.

the same applies to Butler, Karen Bass and several other Black women Califnornians

 

California’s Double Max

Under state law, a special election must be held to serve out the remainder of Feinstein’s term, from Election Day 2024 until the new session of Congress on January 3, 2025. That special election will appear on the same ballot as the regularly scheduled election for a six-year term for the seat.

Because there are two primaries and two general elections, candidates can receive a maximum donation for each race. Under the normal rules, the max donation would be $6,600: $3,300 for the primary and the same for the general. Now, candidates can receive up to $13,200 from an individual to their own campaign, if they appear on the ballot in both races.

In general, this will grant the most benefit to the candidate who has received the most money from maxed-out donors. Schiff and Proter are running neck-and-neck leading in the polls; but, as of June, Schiff had raised $29.8 million and $10.4 million for Porter had $10.4 million. According to Politico,

• Schiff can receive an additional $3.2 million from the 495 donors who have maxed out to his campaign as of June;
• Rep. Katie Porter, who uses more of a small-donor strategy, has only 47 maxed-out donors, meaning the maximum benefit to her campaign would be about $310,000.

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Early 2023,

yesterday, 2 Oct 2023

Barbara Lee hits California Senate opponents Schiff, Porter on Santos expulsion vote

Lee, who voted to expell the con artist, George Santos, called out her opponents

Porter was among 31 Democrats who voted to keep Santos in Congress as the first-term congressman faces mounting legal battles, ending a Republican-led effort to oust him. Schiff didn’t vote.

Porter said in a statement that Santos “clearly violated the public trust” and said she would have voted to censure him — and thinks “it would be appropriate” for him to resign. But she said
the House risks setting a “dangerous precedent” if it expelled him at this point.

“The gravity of expulsion demands due process—by the Ethics Committee, our courts, or another impartial fact finder. To date, the Ethics Committee has not finished its investigation, and Rep. Santos has not been convicted.
The House would set a dangerous precedent if we expelled a member without allowing one of these processes to conclude,” Porter said.



FWIW,

back in April 2023, after the release of the Durham report, Florida Rep Luna /MTG had filed a motion to expell Adam Schiff from the House,
w the evidence-free innuendo that Schiff's role in the Russian investigation was part of a conspiracy to defame / railroad Trump​

 

according to one of the polls, Garvey is in second place behind Adam Schiff, but ahead of Katie Porter

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/01/republican-steve-garvey-senate-election/

 

there is a debate on local TV among the Senate candidate?

Steve Garvey came across as uninformed on the Isralis/Gaza conflict, health Care and economic issues.
while every one the the Dems stated that they will vote for Biden as POTUS, Garvey tried his best not to answer the question.
every one of his opponents jumped on him for avoiding the question, Garvey replied " you guys are banging on the trash can just like the Astros"



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before this debate, the concensus was that Garvey's entry was a gift for Schiff, who has been leading in the polls, under the assumption that he will get votes from Porter/Lee voters. this debate exposes Garvey as nothing but a celebrity candicate, of no substance. he will fizzle out quickly.

it will be a close race between porter and schiff.

 

Steve Garvey, Calif's Tommy Tuberville wannabe, touts ‘family values’ in his Senate bid.
Some of his kids tell another story

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The biography in his website describes him “a devoted family man", a father of seven children who understands that in the ever-changing world we live in there is a great necessity of being a man of honor, integrity and quality.” it also describes him describes him as a “true role model,”; he praises the GOP’s value of “personal responsibility”

But the reality of Garvey’s life is more complex. The 75-year-old has struggled with debt, been repeatedly sued.

Speaking publicly for the first time, the two children involved in the paternity imbroglio, now adults, told The Times that their mothers repeatedly tried to arrange meetings and phone calls for the children with Garvey, but he declined to communicate.

Also speaking publicly for the first time, Garvey’s oldest child from his first marriage said he cut off almost all contact without explanation about 15 years ago in a move that she still finds painful.

 

on Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, a scourge of Trump and his MAGA movement,

successfully pulled Republican Steve Garvey into the Nov General Elction, boxing out progressive Rep. Katie Porter.

The setup ensures what’s expected to be an easy run for Schiff to the U.S. Senate from California.
with Garvey as the opponent, Schiff is expected to get at least 60% of the votes.




shed no tears for Katie Porter, who will be a favorite to succeed Gov Good hair​

 

correctionm,

against a weak / laughable opponent like Garvey, it'd be a dissapointment if Schiff gets less than 66% of the votes.