{"id":2027940,"date":"2023-09-11T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-suggests-its-racist-for-dem-governor-to-tap-somebody-else-for-california-senate-seat-before-election\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:05:39","slug":"dem-rep-suggests-its-racist-for-dem-governor-to-tap-somebody-else-for-california-senate-seat-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-suggests-its-racist-for-dem-governor-to-tap-somebody-else-for-california-senate-seat-before-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat suggests governor&#8217;s choice for Senate seat before election is racially biased."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdem-rep-suggests-its-racist-for-dem-governor-to-tap-somebody-else-for-california-senate-seat-before-election%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=2027940&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<figure><figcaption>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.example.com\/barbara-lee-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Barbara Lee\"><br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>A Bold Stand Against Tokenism<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-reacted-to-rush-limbaughs-death\/\" title=\"How The Media Reacted To Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Death\">powerful voice<\/a> has emerged from the Democratic party in California. Rep. Barbara Lee,\u2062 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-suggests-its-racist-for-dem-governor-to-tap-somebody-else-for-california-senate-seat-before-election\/\" title=\"Democrat suggests governor's choice for Senate seat before election is racially biased.\">influential black \u2063congresswoman<\/a>, is challenging the notion that appointing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-lauds-state-rep-shirley-weber-established-africana-studies-professor-as-newsoms-secretary-of-state-pick\/\" title=\"Harris Lauds State Rep. Shirley Weber, Established Africana Studies Professor, As Newsom\u2019s Secretary Of State Pick\">black woman<\/a> to a Senate vacancy is merely a token gesture.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Lee expressed her disappointment with California\u200d Governor\u200c Gavin Newsom for excluding her from consideration to replace the \u200bailing Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Newsom, who had pledged\u200d to appoint a black woman to \u200bthe position, cited Lee&#8217;s ongoing campaign for the \u2063seat as the reason for ruling \u2063her out.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply \u200bcheck a box is insulting to countless Black women\u2064 across this country who\u200c have carried the Democratic Party\u2062 to victory election after election,&#8221; Lee passionately stated.\u2062 &#8220;If the Governor intends to keep his promise and appoint a Black \u2063woman\u200b to the Senate, the \u200cpeople \u200bof California deserve the best possible person\u200c for that job. Not\u2063 a token appointment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lee has long been a vocal advocate for affirmative action and has shown her support \u200dfor the appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the\u200c Supreme Court. President Joe Biden fulfilled his promise to nominate a \u200cblack woman\u2064 by selecting Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her\u2062 strong stance, Lee faces an uphill battle in the Senate \u2064primary. According to a recent\u200d Berkeley poll, \u2064she\u200b trails behind \u2062fellow Democratic representatives Adam \u200bSchiff and Katie Porter by double digits. However,\u2064 if Newsom were \u2062to appoint Lee to fill Feinstein&#8217;s seat, she\u200c could potentially benefit \u2064from the advantage of incumbency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Barbara Lee, a black Democratic congresswoman from California, criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom for potentially excluding her from consideration to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Lee argues that appointing a different black woman would be racist. 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