{"id":2030081,"date":"2023-09-13T01:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-rep-lee-criticizes-newsoms-choice-to-replace-dianne-feinstein\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T01:19:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:19:56","slug":"us-rep-lee-criticizes-newsoms-choice-to-replace-dianne-feinstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-rep-lee-criticizes-newsoms-choice-to-replace-dianne-feinstein\/","title":{"rendered":"US Rep. Lee slams Newsom&#8217;s pick for Feinstein&#8217;s replacement."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fus-rep-lee-criticizes-newsoms-choice-to-replace-dianne-feinstein%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=2030081&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 data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>U.S.\u2064 Rep. \u200cBarbara Lee Troubled\u200c by Governor&#8217;s\u2063 Decision on Senate\u2064 Replacement<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee expressed her \u2063concerns about Gov. Gavin\u200d Newsom&#8217;s plan to \u2062appoint a \u200dcaretaker if Sen. Dianne Feinstein resigns before \u2063the end of\u2064 her term. \u200dIn a series of \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-government-funded-ai-surveillance-program-targeting-emotions-expressed-in-social-media-during-covid\/\" title=\"US Govt Funds AI-Surveillance Program for Covid-Era Social Media Emotions.\">social\u2064 media posts<\/a>, Lee criticized the governor for not considering candidates running for \u2062the senator&#8217;s seat\u200d in \u200c2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I am troubled\u2064 by the Governor&#8217;s remarks,&#8221; said Lee. &#8220;The \u2063idea that \u200ba Black woman should be appointed only as\u2063 a caretaker to simply\u2062 check a box\u200b is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election \u200dafter \u2062election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2064Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/aging-us-senator-hands-power-of-attorney-to-daughter-5444727\">Aging US Senator Hands Power of Attorney to Daughter<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/4\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/feinstein-makes-speech-mid-vote-until-staffer-steps-in-just-say-aye-5427935\">Feinstein Makes Speech Mid-Vote, Until Staffer Steps In: &#8216;Just \u2064Say Aye&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/27\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feinstein announced her\u200d retirement plans in February, and Newsom previously stated his \u2062intention to nominate a black woman for the Senate seat if she resigned. Lee \u2062emphasized that if a black woman is appointed, it should be based on merit and\u200b not as a \u200ctoken gesture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Rep. Barbara Lee,\u2062 D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec.\u2064 8, 2021. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During an interview on NBC&#8217;s \u2062&#8221;Meet the \u2063Press,&#8221; Newsom reaffirmed his\u2064 decision to make\u200b a \u2062temporary appointment,\u2064 stating that he didn&#8217;t want to\u200c interfere with \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-source-caroline-kennedy-considered-for-ambassadorship\/\" title=\"AP Source: Caroline Kennedy Considered for Ambassadorship\">primary process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Newsom faced criticism \u200cfor not choosing a black woman to fill Vice President Kamala\u2064 Harris&#8217;s Senate seat. Instead, he appointed Alex Padilla, his longtime ally. Lee has been mentioned as a \u2062possible replacement for Feinstein, but her office has stated that she intends to serve out her term.<\/p>\n<h2>Age and Candidates<\/h2>\n<p>The issue of\u200b aging politicians has come into focus with Feinstein&#8217;s health battles and Biden&#8217;s\u200c recent troubles. If elected, \u2064Lee would be 78 years\u200b old when\u2063 she takes office.\u200b However, she is currently running behind well-known Democratic candidates Adam Schiff and Katie Porter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Rep. Adam \u200bSchiff, D-Calif., speaks during John Durham\u2019s testimony before the\u2064 House Judiciary Committee in Washington \u2063on\u2062 June 21,\u200c 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The \u2064Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A recent poll by the University of California at Berkeley shows Schiff leading with 20 percent, followed by Porter at 17 percent. However, one-third of likely\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-rep-lee-criticizes-newsoms-choice-to-replace-dianne-feinstein\/\" title=\"US Rep. Lee slams Newsom's pick for Feinstein's replacement.\">voters \u200bremain undecided<\/a>. \u200cLee is tied with\u200c Republican candidates Steve Garvey and James Bradley\u2062 at 7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The poll also revealed that a majority of Californians prefer \u2063Newsom to nominate someone who will run for a \u200dfull term\u200c next year. This adds complexity to the governor&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/listen-elon-musk-presses-robinhood-ceo-about-gamestop-fiasco-restricted-trading\/\" title=\"LISTEN: Elon Musk Presses Robinhood CEO About GameStop Fiasco, Restricted Trading\">decision-making process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Rep.\u2063 Katie\u2064 Porter, D-Calif.,\u2062 speaks in Irvine, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2022. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;While most Californians prefer that Newsom appoint a\u2063 successor to Feinstein who will run for the full term, if put in this position the\u2064 Governor&#8217;s political \u2064calculus is complicated,&#8221; said Eric Schickler,\u2062 co-director of the University of California\u2013Berkeley&#8217;s \u200bInstitute of Governmental Studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee expressed concern over Gov. Gavin Newsom&#8217;s plan to appoint a caretaker if Sen. Dianne Feinstein steps down early. Lee, a Democrat and candidate for the position, criticized the governor&#8217;s decision in social media posts on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":2030082,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2030081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2030081","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\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2030081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2030082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2030081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2030081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2030081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}