{"id":573474,"date":"2023-05-07T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/battle-for-feinstein-seat-splits-top-democrats\/"},"modified":"2023-05-07T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:30:00","slug":"battle-for-feinstein-seat-splits-top-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/battle-for-feinstein-seat-splits-top-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"#Battle for Feinstein seat splits top Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/leebarbara_porterkatie_schiffadam_050523gn_split_cali-senate-lee.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>California\u2019s Senate primary has put some of the most powerful figures in the Democratic Party on opposing sides in what is becoming one of the most closely monitored and unpredictable races of the 2024 cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Progressive Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) got a big boost this week after Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), a prominent establishment Democrat on Capitol Hill, threw his support behind her, crossing an ideological divide. That came after a leading voice on the left, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), also offered her support, merging top figures from the Congressional Black and Progressive Caucuses.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>At the same time, another progressive, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), had already locked down Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), one of the most coveted endorsements in the Senate, while Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) offered her name brand legacy to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).<\/p>\n<p>The battle lines being drawn within the party\u2019s top names underscores the significance of the race for retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein\u2019s (D-Calif.) seat \u2014 as well as the differing views on who\u2019s best poised to fill it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, it\u2019s the endorsement primary,\u201d said\u00a0Sacramento-based\u00a0Democratic strategist Steven Maviglio.<\/p>\n<p>For candidates competing in a close contest, a high-profile backer comes with significant cachet. While such endorsements don\u2019t always change voters\u2019 minds, they can be helpful in distinguishing candidates with similar positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even among Lee\u2019s allies in the lower chamber, both Clyburn and Jayapal are particularly notable. Clyburn became a household name after his endorsement of President Biden helped him win the Democratic presidential primary in 2020, and Jayapal has been the lead negotiator between the White House and progressives in Congress during Biden\u2019s first term.<\/p>\n<p>Both have also been known to support candidates of color. While Lee aligns more with many of Jayapal\u2019s policy positions, Clyburn too has recently given his name to several liberal candidates who, if elected, can help round out the diversity of the party across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>An adviser to Clyburn said that the South Carolina Democrat is close friends with Lee, a fellow CBC member, and that \u201cshe is California\u201d in a nutshell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s been there on the frontlines. I think she\u2019s reflective of California and America that\u2019s becoming browner,\u201d the adviser said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t discount what that means for people who have not had what they believe to be representation from a life experiences standpoint,\u201d the source added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Offering his support on Wednesday, Clyburn said Lee \u201cstands by what she believes in, and she doesn\u2019t back down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal, who like other liberal House allies, considers Lee a critical member of the Progressive Caucus, and noted how she could bring a unique perspective to the still overwhelmingly white Senate. Indeed, it wasn\u2019t too long ago that Vice President Harris (D-Calif.) represented the state as a Black female senator, and many members of the Democratic caucus are seeing Lee as part of continuing that legacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a woman of color, I know representation matters,\u201d Jayapal wrote in her endorsement. \u201cI\u2019m excited for Barbara to bring her voice and her lived experience as a Black woman to the chamber so all of us can have a seat at the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Strategists say that Lee\u2019s strong showing of support is also a nod to her legacy in the place where she\u2019s built relationships over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s well-respected and well liked beyond her district here in the Bay Area,\u201d said Tenoch Flores, a former spokesman for the California Democratic Party. \u201cIt makes sense that her endorsements would include prominent local officials as well as members of the Congressional Black Caucus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Lee certainly received some good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> this week, the March 5 primary is far enough away for new alliances to form \u2014 and for candidates to draw sharper contrasts for voters.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Some Democrats have pointed to Lee\u2019s age of 76 as a factor when electing a replacement to\u00a0Feinstein, 89, whose own age and ability to perform her job has been a major focus in recent weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s created an opening for Porter, 49, to distinguish herself as a newer choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornians are hungry for change and different leadership in Washington,\u201d said Lindsay Reilly, Porter\u2019s campaign press secretary. She noted two public polls released on the race so far show Porter \u201ceither ahead or within the margin of error, and each shows her advancing to the top-two <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cShe continues to pick up endorsements from Democrats and progressive leaders across the state and country, like Elizabeth Warren, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, and local leaders representing every pocket of California,\u201d she added. \u201cKatie Porter has real momentum in this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Porter, having one of the Senate\u2019s most visible progressives on her side is a big coup. It also comes as fellow progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has not yet endorsed in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s political leanings are for the most part liberal. And the Senate seat is all but certain to remain within Democratic control. But the state also has a unique \u201cjungle primary\u201d election system, where all candidates are placed on the same ballot and the top two who earn the most votes advance to the general election regardless of party.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>With two notable progressives in the race, some left-wing Democrats have grumbled about potential vote-splintering and said that eventually they\u2019ll have to coalesce around one candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not want to split the Democratic vote between three Democrats, and we certainly do not want to split the progressive vote between two good progressive candidates,\u201d said Amar Shergill, chair of the California Democratic Party\u2019s Progressive Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m willing to, like everyone else, sort of play this out over the summer,\u201d said Shergill, who\u2019s backing Lee. \u201cBut by the end of the summer, going into the fall, there needs to be one progressive candidate, and there certainly can\u2019t be three Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the third choice, and arguably the most well-recognized nationally, Schiff is seen as the most moderate Democrat in the race. He\u2019s also become a hero of sorts to anti-Trump Democrats for his role in the former Republican president\u2019s impeachment trial and in the House select committee investigating the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn California, Schiff\u2019s greatest endorsement will come in the form of the vitriol he continues to elicit from Donald Trump,\u201d said Flores, suggesting that the congressman may be able to pierce through the identity politics of the race that includes two female rivals. Schiff has amassed support from much of the California delegation, but arguably no officeholder comes close to the level of clout as Pelosi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi, who recently criticized calls for Feinstein to resign over her age, gave Schiff her public <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval, bringing increased attention from the longtime lawmaker considered a political icon in California.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Pelosi endorsement may not have deterred Clyburn and fellow House heavyweights from weighing in for her side, but it did show the unpredictable nature of the contest. Pelosi and Clyburn are each known for often backing winners, and Warren has a powerful progressive brand at the national level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Democrats dig into their respective camps, one of the biggest unknowns is whether Feinstein retires before 2024, which could scramble the race and give Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) the opportunity to appoint a Democrat to fill her spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Calls have amplified particularly among progressives for Feinstein to resign, which started in earnest with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who represents Silicon Valley, and followed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). The New York Times\u2019 editorial board became the latest voice to approach the subject, saying she needed to step down if she couldn\u2019t carry out her senatorial obligations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more votes that Sen. Feinstein misses, the more obvious it becomes that she needs to step down, particularly now with the debt limit crisis upon us,\u201d Shergill said. \u201cAnd if that happens and Sen. Feinstein still hasn\u2019t taken her seat, I don\u2019t know how she can continue on as our senator.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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