jimnyc
10-11-2017, 01:46 PM
C'mon now, she's dang 84 years old and has been in office for 47 years. Impressive, thank you, now happy retirement while you still can.
Too long and too old, IMO. WAYYYYYYYYYYY toooooo long.
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Feinstein's Re-election Bid May Spur Challenge on Her Left
Senate Democrats have largely avoided the prospect of costly and divisive primary challenges, which are bedeviling their Republican colleagues and threaten to wreak havoc for the GOP as it tries to protect a narrow majority next year. But when California's Dianne Feinstein announced this week that she would seek a sixth term, she garnered criticism from some in her party who claim the senator's liberalism doesn't sufficiently match what the moment demands.
Feinstein's re-election bid appears likely to invite challengers from the left, potentially setting up a tug of war within the party in one of the most liberal states in the union.
Critics of the 84-year-old senator argue she has grown out of touch with the political shifts in California and within the party, and that she should make way to allow other Democrats to climb the political ladder.
"After 47 years in elected office and 25 years in the Senate, she continues to cling to office as a voice for the status quo," said freshman Rep. Ro Khanna, who won his Silicon Valley area district by defeating the Democratic incumbent there. Other state Democrats have weighed in on the broader concern of party leadership. Last week, Rep. Linda Sanchez, referring to colleague Nancy Pelosi, said it's time to pass the torch to a new generation in the party.
"There are a half-dozen aspiring California Democrats who went to bed last night screaming in their pillows," says Bill Whalen, a fellow at the Hoover Institution in Palo Alto. "These jobs don't come up very often."
Rest - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/10/11/feinsteins_re-election_bid_may_spur_challenge_on_her_left_135233 .html
Too long and too old, IMO. WAYYYYYYYYYYY toooooo long.
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Feinstein's Re-election Bid May Spur Challenge on Her Left
Senate Democrats have largely avoided the prospect of costly and divisive primary challenges, which are bedeviling their Republican colleagues and threaten to wreak havoc for the GOP as it tries to protect a narrow majority next year. But when California's Dianne Feinstein announced this week that she would seek a sixth term, she garnered criticism from some in her party who claim the senator's liberalism doesn't sufficiently match what the moment demands.
Feinstein's re-election bid appears likely to invite challengers from the left, potentially setting up a tug of war within the party in one of the most liberal states in the union.
Critics of the 84-year-old senator argue she has grown out of touch with the political shifts in California and within the party, and that she should make way to allow other Democrats to climb the political ladder.
"After 47 years in elected office and 25 years in the Senate, she continues to cling to office as a voice for the status quo," said freshman Rep. Ro Khanna, who won his Silicon Valley area district by defeating the Democratic incumbent there. Other state Democrats have weighed in on the broader concern of party leadership. Last week, Rep. Linda Sanchez, referring to colleague Nancy Pelosi, said it's time to pass the torch to a new generation in the party.
"There are a half-dozen aspiring California Democrats who went to bed last night screaming in their pillows," says Bill Whalen, a fellow at the Hoover Institution in Palo Alto. "These jobs don't come up very often."
Rest - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/10/11/feinsteins_re-election_bid_may_spur_challenge_on_her_left_135233 .html