{"id":1801251,"date":"2023-01-10T13:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1801251"},"modified":"2023-01-10T13:04:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:04:52","slug":"embattled-democrat-announces-bid-for-senate-seat-dianne-feinstein-hasnt-vacated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-democrat-announces-bid-for-senate-seat-dianne-feinstein-hasnt-vacated\/","title":{"rendered":"Embattled Democrat Announces Bid For Senate Seat Dianne Feinstein Hasn\u2019t Vacated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fembattled-democrat-announces-bid-for-senate-seat-dianne-feinstein-hasnt-vacated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1801251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-katie-porter-women-need-to-be-able-to-have-abortions-due-to-bad-inflation-under-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Porter<\/a> (D-CA) has announced a run for the U.S. Senate in 2024 \u2014 and she plans to run for a seat that has not yet been vacated by longtime Senator and fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein, forcing the 89-year-old into a contested primary unless she chooses to retire.<\/p>\n<p>Porter shared her announcement via a video advertisement on Twitter Tuesday along with a caption. \u201cCalifornia needs a warrior in the Senate\u2014to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our economy, and hold so-called leaders like Mitch McConnell accountable for rigging our democracy. Today, I\u2019m proud to announce my candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">California needs a warrior in the Senate\u2014to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our economy, and hold so-called leaders like Mitch McConnell accountable for rigging our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;m proud and honored to announce my candidacy in the U.S. Senate election of 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X1CSE8T12B\">pic.twitter.com\/X1CSE8T12B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Porter (@katieporteroc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieporteroc\/status\/1612834229179777027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She also added her voice to the campaign video \u201cWe\u2019re living through a time of extraordinary change \u2026 change can be electrifying and exhilarating, but change can also be disruptive \u2014 like the constant assault on our democracy and the dangerous imbalance in our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Porter attacked Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, directly, claiming that the U.S. Senate was largely indebted to him. \u201cthe place where rights get revoked, special interests get rewarded, and our democracy gets rigged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI work for California\u2014not a political party, and certainly not corporate donors. I refuse money from corporate PACs, federal lobbyists, and executives from Big Oil, Big Pharma, and Wall Street banks,\u201d Porter added another tweet, claiming her campaign would be completely funded by grassroots support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/rep-katie-porter-blamed-staffer-for-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Porter<\/a> Recent news coverage has focused on her rebuke of a staffer who inadvertently gave her COVID. \u201cWell you gave me Covid. In 25 months, it took you not following the rules to get me sick. My children have nobody to care for them,\u201d Porter, allegedly, told the employee even though she had already apologized.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIBE CHECK &#8211; Rep. Katie Porter fires a staffer after they both tested positive for COVID. Text of full text from Congresswoman, firing the staffer This text was provided by the staffer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jbhn2NzrmB\">pic.twitter.com\/jbhn2NzrmB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dear White Staffers (@DWS________) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWS________\/status\/1608512680985239552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Porter raised eyebrows again \u2014 during the recent battle to elect a new House Speaker in the now Republican-led chamber \u2014 when she was photographed in the gallery reading a book titled \u201cThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Representative Katie Porter reads a book on how to get through the session of Congressa href=&#8221;https:\/\/t.co\/N5irYXWxfU&#8221;>pic.twitter.com\/N5irYXWxfU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Plitsas \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@alexplitsas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexplitsas\/status\/1611591030364672001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for the seat Porter is aiming at, sitting <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/89-year-old-dianne-feinstein-turned-down-position-third-in-line-to-presidency-but-forgot-all-about-it-in-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senator Feinstein<\/a> She announced her intention to complete her current term as senator and has not yet decided whether she will run again in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein responded to Porter\u2019s announcement with a brief statement, saying that she was preoccupied with the devastating storms that were still ravaging California and would think about the next election at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is of course welcome to throw their hat in the ring, and I will make an announcement concerning my plans for 2024 at the appropriate time. Right now I\u2019m focused on ensuring California has all the resources it needs to cope with the devastating storms slamming the state and leaving more than a dozen dead,\u201d She spoke.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feinstein&#8217;s statement continues: &#8220;Right now I\u2019m focused on ensuring California has all the resources it needs to cope with the devastating storms slamming the state and leaving more than a dozen dead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grace_Segers\/status\/1612857401430138880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) has announced a run for the U.S. Senate in 2024 \u2014 and she plans to run for a seat that has not yet been vacated by longtime Senator and fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein, forcing the 89-year-old into a contested primary unless she chooses to retire. 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