{"id":2028073,"date":"2023-09-11T14:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senate-hopeful-slams-newsom-over-feinstein-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T14:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:16:28","slug":"dem-senate-hopeful-slams-newsom-over-feinstein-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senate-hopeful-slams-newsom-over-feinstein-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate candidate criticizes Newsom for Feinstein proposal."},"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\">14<\/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-senate-hopeful-slams-newsom-over-feinstein-plan%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=2028073&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--><h2>Barbara Lee Fires Back at Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s Plan to Appoint Black Woman as Interim Caretaker<\/h2>\n<p>Rep.\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/barbara-lee-announces-bid-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat\">Barbara Lee<\/a> (D-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brutal-watch-gov-desantis-treat-a-cnn-reporter-exactly-the-way-she-deserved-to-be-treated\/\" title=\"BRUTAL: Watch Gov. DeSantis Treat a CNN \u2018Reporter\u2019 Exactly the Way She Deserved to Be Treated\">fired back<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/california\">California<\/a> Democratic Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/gavin-newsom\">Gavin \u200bNewsom<\/a> on Sunday after he indicated he\u200c would pick another\u200c <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 step\u200d in as interim\u2064 caretaker if Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/dianne-feinstein\">Dianne Feinstein<\/a> (D-CA) is \u2064unable to complete\u200b her term.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted to X,\u2063 Lee, who is one\u200d of three House Democrats running to\u2064 succeed Feinstein in 2024, said she is \u201ctroubled\u201d by Newsom stating\u200d that he \u2062would stick to \u200bhis plan of appointing a black woman\u200d \u2014 but in a way that would \u200cnot give any particular candidate an edge in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am troubled \u200bby the Governor\u2019s remarks.\u200c The idea that a Black \u200cwoman should be appointed \u2063only as a\u2064 caretaker to simply check a box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have carried the\u200d Democratic Party to victory election after election. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5Q3jznuFd\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q5Q3jznuFd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barbara Lee (@BarbaraLeeForCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbaraLeeForCA\/status\/1701041279839375670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to \u2063simply check a\u200c box\u2062 is insulting to \u200bcountless Black women across this country \u2063who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election after election,\u201d Lee said from her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbaraLeeForCA\/status\/1701041279839375670\">campaign account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Governor intends to keep \u2062his promise and\u2064 appoint a Black\u2063 woman to the Senate, the people of California deserve the\u200c best possible person for that job. Not a token appointment,\u201d she added. \u201cBlack women deserve more than a participation trophy. We need a seat at \u200bthe table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom pledged in March 2021 that he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/newsom-commits-to-nominating-black-woman-to-replace-feinstein-should-she-retire\">appoint<\/a> a black woman to sit in for Feinstein if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senate-hopeful-slams-newsom-over-feinstein-plan\/\" title=\"Senate candidate criticizes Newsom for Feinstein proposal.\">senator retired early<\/a>, which has led some Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/18\/politics\/california-senate-vacancy-bass-lee-newsom-cnntv\/index.html\">advocate \u200bfor Lee<\/a> to get chosen. Feinstein, the oldest sitting \u2063senator at \u200bthe age of 90, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-buffett-dead-at-76-after-acknowledgement-on-social-media\/\" title=\"Jimmy Buffett, 76, passes away after social media announcement.\">faced health issues<\/a> over the past few years \u200band calls to step down. Feinstein refuses to retire but announced in February she would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-re-election-in-2024\">not seek re-election in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meet-press-september-10-2023-n1307144\">NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet The Press\u201d<\/a> that \u200caired on Sunday,\u2063 Newsom said he did not want to \u200cmake\u200d \u201canother\u201d appointment after he picked Alex Padilla to replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kamala-harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> as\u200d senator when she left that office to become vice president. \u2062Padilla went on to\u200b be <a href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/news\/your-local-election-headquarters\/california-united-states-senator-election-results-2022\/\">elected in 2022<\/a> to finish the term he was dealt and to serve a full term that ends in 2029.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>When pressed on whether he would\u200b commit to his pledge related to \u2064Feinstein, Newsom said he would stick to his promise \u200bwith an \u201cinterim appointment\u201d\u200d and\u200d insisted that \u200bhe \u2063did not \u201cwant to get involved\u201d in his party\u2019s primary contest. \u201cIt would be completely unfair to the Democrats that have worked\u200d their tail off. That primary is just a matter of months away. I don\u2019t want to tip the balance of \u2062that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Three prominent House Democrats announced campaigns to\u2063 replace Feinstein in the Senate after she \u200cannounced her plan to retire at the end of her current \u2062term: Reps. <span style=\"color: #0000ee\"><span><u>Lee,<\/u><\/span><\/span> Adam Schiff, and Katie Porter. Lee is the only black woman among them.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4192751-schiff-porter-atop-field-in-new-california-senate-survey\/\">Recent polling shows<\/a> \u2062 Schiff and Porter ahead of Lee and others in the \u200dcontest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are currently no Black women serving \u200din the Senate. Since 1789, there have only been two Black woman Senators, who have served a total of 10 years,\u201d Lee said in her post\u2064 to X. \u201cThe perspective of Black women in the US Senate is sorely needed \u2014 and needed for more than a few months. Governor Newsom knows\u2064 this, which \u2064is why he made\u2062 the pledge in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>for the Senate seat, expressed her disappointment with Newsom&#8217;s comments. She emphasized the importance of diversity and representation, stating that the decision should be based on qualifications rather than race or gender. Lee urged Newsom to reconsider his stance and prioritize the best candidate for the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2028074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}