{"id":592721,"date":"2023-09-30T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/newsom-faces-challenging-decision-in-feinstein-replacement\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T10:00:00","slug":"newsom-faces-challenging-decision-in-feinstein-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/newsom-faces-challenging-decision-in-feinstein-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"#Newsom faces challenging decision in Feinstein replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/news-illustration_newsomgavin_feinsteindianne_092923mm-gn-getty-adobe-stock_california.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>California Gov. Gavin <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>om (D) is faced with a difficult decision over who will fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein\u2019s (D-Calif.) seat after her passing Friday at age 90.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein,\u00a0the longest-serving woman in the Senate,\u00a0died\u00a0after three decades in the upper chamber. The pressure is now on Newsom to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC&amp;division=10.&amp;title=&amp;part=6.&amp;chapter=2.&amp;article=\">appoint a replacement<\/a>\u00a0to temporarily serve as senator for the Golden State until voters elect their next choice\u00a0in 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Newsom has said\u00a0he will pick a Black woman to fill the seat, though he has also signaled he wants to stay above the fray in next year\u2019s Senate race \u2014 drawing rebukes from Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), one of the declared candidates, in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has a big political calculation to make,\u201d California-based Democratic strategist Kate Maeder said of Newsom\u2019s \u201chuge task at hand\u201d in picking a replacement to follow Feinstein\u2019s \u201ctitan\u201d legacy representing her state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChoosing her replacement is no easy task, and I think <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly people understand how challenging this decision is for him, both politically and personally,\u201d Maeder said of Newsom.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein\u2019s absence now puts Democrats down one member in the upper chamber they hold by a slim margin, adding urgency for Newsom to\u00a0quickly\u00a0select a temporary successor. It also draws attention to an already intense battle for her seat.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>California Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter launched bids for Feinstein\u2019s seat before the senator announced in February she would\u00a0not seek reelection. Lee announced her run shortly after, becoming the third candidate to jump into the competitive race. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has said he won\u2019t <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>oint any of the candidates currently running in the primary, instead appointing someone to serve essentially as a caretaker of the seat until the next election.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cInterim appointment. I don\u2019t want to get involved in the primary,\u201d Newsom told NBC\u2019s Chuck Todd on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d earlier this month.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pressed on whether he\u2019d appoint anybody who has already filed for the race, the governor said, \u201cIt would be completely unfair to the Democrats that have worked their tail off\u201d and that he doesn\u2019t \u201cwant to tip the balance\u201d of the upcoming primary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Newsom made no mention of any appointment plans <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2023\/09\/29\/governor-newsom-on-the-passing-of-u-s-senator-dianne-feinstein\/\">in his\u00a0statement<\/a>\u00a0on Feinstein\u2019s passing on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In March, Newsom\u00a0pledged to appoint\u00a0a Black woman as Feinstein\u2019s replacement if she retired from her role.\u00a0But that pledge on top of his decision not to draw from the pool of current primary candidates has\u00a0\u201ctroubled\u201d Lee, who is Black.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am troubled by the governor\u2019s remarks,\u201d\u00a0Lee said this month. \u201cThe idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election after election.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Who Newsom will pick is \u201ca big question mark\u201d at this point, said Steven Maviglio, a Sacramento-based Democratic strategist. \u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of speculation with a lot of names,\u201d he said, but no clear favorite.\u00a0Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell are among the names some are floating.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s great Black women serving in office \u2026 but do any of these women want to be a caretaker?\u201d Maviglio said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though the front-runner isn\u2019t clear, strategists say Newsom\u2019s likely looking for someone who can give the Democrats another solid blue vote for the next year and a half until the 2024 election.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has dismissed the idea that he could be a possible 2024 presidential contender,\u00a0making the rounds\u00a0instead\u00a0as an outspoken supporter of Biden and Harris running for reelection. Some consider him a possible White House hopeful in 2028 or beyond.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cEverything that the governor does is through the prism of how it\u2019s going to reflect on him and his future ambitions, and I think this is no different,\u201d Maviglio said of the impending appointment choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Given the timing of the Senate seat vacancy, he\u2019ll likely have to move more quickly for the Feinstein seat appointment than he had to as he picked Padilla to replace Harris, said Democratic strategist David Thomas \u2014 though exactly when he would need to make the appointment isn\u2019t clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The timing also means that a special election for who will serve out the remainder of Feinstein\u2019s unexpired term \u2014 after Newsom makes an interim appointment \u2014 will likely be grouped in with next year\u2019s primary and general elections, according to the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/feinstein-senate-appointment-18396502.php\">San Francisco Chronicle.\u00a0<\/a>The California secretary of state\u2019s office was still figuring out what a timeline for an appointment or special election would look like on Friday,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/09\/29\/gavin-newsom-feinstein-replacement-00119043\">Politico reported.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure he views this as an opportunity again not just to appoint somebody to represent California,\u201d Thomas said of Newsom. \u201cBut also to make another historic choice.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/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. 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