{"id":1991035,"date":"2023-08-04T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-play-affirmative-action-games-over-feinstein-senate-seat\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T14:16:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:16:08","slug":"california-democrats-play-affirmative-action-games-over-feinstein-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-play-affirmative-action-games-over-feinstein-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats engage in political maneuvering over the vacant Senate seat previously held by Senator Dianne Feinstein."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fcalifornia-democrats-play-affirmative-action-games-over-feinstein-senate-seat%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=1991035&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--><div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image.jpg\" alt=\"Image\"><br \/>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Race-Based Preferences Threaten Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s \u200cSenate Seat<\/h2>\n<p>On \u2062Thursday, The New York \u200cTimes revealed a shocking development in\u200d the race for Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s California Senate seat. The 90-year-old senator, facing failing health,\u200d has given power of attorney to her daughter, effectively surrendering\u200c control over her own \u2064legal decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, concerns about Feinstein&#8217;s \u2062cognitive decline \u2062were \u200dfurther amplified during a\u2063 Senate appropriation hearing. In a\u2063 moment of confusion, she began delivering a \u2062speech on legislation\u2062 while committee members were \u2064voting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would \u2062like to support\u2063 a &#8216;yes&#8217; vote on this,&#8221; Feinstein \u2064started, before being \u2063interrupted and coached by Sen. Patty Murray to simply say\u200c &#8220;aye.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW \u2013 90 years old Sen. Dianne\u200d Feinstein \u2064(D-CA) told to &#8220;just \u2063say aye&#8221;\u2064 at vote on\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-blocking-measure-to-prohibit-imports-made-with-chinese-slave-labor\/\" title=\"Senate Dems Blocking Measure To Prohibit Imports Made With Chinese Slave Labor\">defense appropriations bill<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d7V5RDclWY\">pic.twitter.com\/d7V5RDclWY<\/a><\/p>\n<footer><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/1684595878865117185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Calls for Retirement Grow<\/h3>\n<p>This hearing is just the\u2062 latest event \u2062fueling calls\u2064 for Feinstein to\u200d step down from her position.\u2064 Concerns about her age and ability to\u2063 serve have been circulating since 2020, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-play-affirmative-action-games-over-feinstein-senate-seat\/\" title=\"California Democrats engage in political maneuvering over the vacant Senate seat previously held by Senator Dianne Feinstein.\">anonymous aides \u200bexpressed\u200c worries<\/a> about her memory.<\/p>\n<p>According to The New Yorker, &#8220;They say her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brett-favre-encourages-parents-to-keep-kids-away-from-tackle-football-until-age-fourteen\/\" title=\"Brett Favre Encourages Parents To Keep Kids Away From Tackle Football Until Age Fourteen\">short-term memory<\/a> has grown\u200b so poor that she often forgets\u2063 she has\u200d been briefed\u200b on a topic,\u2063 accusing her staff \u200cof failing to do so just after they have.\u200b They describe Feinstein as \u2062forgetting what she has said and getting upset when she can&#8217;t keep \u200bup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similar\u2063 reports were published by\u200c The New \u200dYork Times and the San Francisco Chronicle \u200dlast year. In February, Feinstein\u200c announced \u2062she\u200b would \u2062not seek re-election in 2024.\u2063 However, \u200cshe remains unwilling to entertain discussions about leaving the Senate, despite suffering complications from shingles and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-critics-slam-lena-dunhams-new-plus-size-fashion-line-for-not-being-inclusive-enough\/\" title=\"Woke Critics Slam Lena Dunham\u2019s New Plus-Size Fashion Line For Not Being Inclusive Enough\">ongoing health issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s defiance hasn&#8217;t stopped calls from some \u2062California Democrats demanding her retirement. They\u200b hope to influence who will\u2062 replace her, with Governor Gavin \u2062Newsom pledging to appoint \u200ba black woman to the seat if she \u200bresigns.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u200b worth noting that the most vocal supporters \u2062of\u2064 Feinstein&#8217;s\u2062 resignation, such as\u2062 Rep. Ro Khanna, have \u200dendorsed \u2064Rep. \u2064Barbara Lee in the\u2063 crowded \u2063Senate primary. \u2063Khanna was the\u2062 first member of Congress to request Feinstein&#8217;s resignation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m hopeful that people who are close to her can talk to her and just say, &#8216;Look, \u2063end\u2064 your service with dignity. Step aside, let\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democratic-lieutenant-governor-resigns-after-arrest\/\" title=\"New York Democratic Lieutenant Governor Resigns After Arrest\">governor appoint<\/a> someone,'&#8221;\u200c Khanna\u2063 said.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has expressed her willingness\u200c to accept the appointment from Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>A Feinstein resignation, however, could impact the\u200d chances\u200b of rival candidates running \u200cfor an open Senate seat. Rep. Adam Schiff has \u200draised nearly $30 \u200bmillion \u200cfor his campaign, followed \u200dby Rep. Katie\u200b Porter with over $10 million.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The \u200dFederalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington\u200c Examiner \u200cand\u200d The Daily Signal. His \u2063work has also been featured \u200cin Real Clear\u2064 Politics and Fox News. Tristan\u2064 graduated from George\u200b Washington University where he majored in \u200dpolitical science\u200b and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan\u200b or\u200b contact\u200b him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Race-based preferences dominate the race for Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s California Senate seat. The New York Times disclosed that, due to her declining health, the 90-year-old senator has given power of attorney to her daughter. 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