{"id":2049629,"date":"2023-09-29T13:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dianne-feinsteins-senate-replacement-will-be-defined-by-the-racist-sexist-criteria-she-fits\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:16:33","slug":"dianne-feinsteins-senate-replacement-will-be-defined-by-the-racist-sexist-criteria-she-fits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dianne-feinsteins-senate-replacement-will-be-defined-by-the-racist-sexist-criteria-she-fits\/","title":{"rendered":"Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s Senate replacement will be characterized by the racist and sexist standards she meets."},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdianne-feinsteins-senate-replacement-will-be-defined-by-the-racist-sexist-criteria-she-fits%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=2049629&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 class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>California\u2064 Governor&#8217;s Controversial Approach to\u200d Filling \u2064Senate Seat<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>California\u200c Gov. Gavin\u200b Newsom has already admitted that open racism will be a defining factor in his choice of a\u200b replacement to fill California Sen. Dianne Feinstein\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein, a Democrat and a\u200b matriarch of California politics for more than three decades, died Thursday\u200b night at the age \u200bof 90. Her\u200b death followed years of health complications that led the longtime \u2063lawmaker to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-reelection-1140a033b78e63687633bc154bc358ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announce<\/a> in February her decision\u200d not to seek another term in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1588224745\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-810d199a2874cef7880285fd557ea4cf fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-810d199a2874cef7880285fd557ea4cf\"><\/div>\n<p>Candidates had already lined \u200cup to\u2062 replace her.\u2063 Rep. Katie Porter\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/10\/katie-porter-senate-california-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched<\/a> \u2063a Senate \u2064campaign before Feinstein\u200b had even\u200b announced her plans to retire. The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00831107\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a> from \u200cthe Federal Election Commission (FEC) shows more than $10 million in the bank for\u200d the Los Angeles-area congresswoman\u2019s election effort. One of Porter\u2019s California colleagues, however, has triple the amount of cash on hand. Rep. Adam Schiff is running with nearly $30 million \u200cin his campaign \u2063war chest to be Feinstein\u2019s successor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/candidate\/S4CA00555\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to federal election data.<\/p>\n<p>The process of replacing Feinstein, however, \u2064will not be marked \u200bby a competitive contest for the open seat in the upper chamber \u2014 at least not right away. Newsom had\u2064 already publicly \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-reidout\/watch\/gavin-newsom-commits-to-nominating-an-african-american-woman-to-senate-if-dianne-feinstein-retires-107486277814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledged<\/a> to appoint a black woman to Feinstein\u2019s seat amid rumors the senator would resign. Newsom made the promise in an on-air \u200cinterview with MSNBC\u2019s Joy \u2063Reid who pressured the governor to choose a successor based on race\u2064 and sex, \u200bin\u2063 adherence to \u200cthe tenets \u2064of identity \u2062politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf in fact Dianne Feinstein \u200dwere to retire, will you nominate an African-American woman to restore the seat that Kamala \u200dHarris is no longer in the United States Senate, and do you have \u200ba name in mind?\u201d Reid\u200b asked\u2062 in a 2021 interview.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom apparently misstepped by hiring the wrong minority to take the seat vacated by Harris after the senator was elected as vice president. The governor picked then-Secretary of State Alex\u200d Padilla, who became California\u2019s first Latino senator.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8646a42d00a1f4bbb67576c508b2f752 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8646a42d00a1f4bbb67576c508b2f752\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have multiple names \u2062in mind, the answer is yes,\u201d Newsom \u200bassured Reid \u200btwo years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Now it doesn\u2019t matter how\u200c qualified\u2064 Feinstein\u2019s successor might be. Her stint in\u2064 the \u200cupper chamber \u200cwill always be marked with\u200c the asterisk label of an \u201caffirmative action hire\u201d who was explicitly chosen for\u2062 her sex and race. President\u200b Joe Biden\u2019s commitment to pick \u2063a black woman as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pass-bill-critics-say-defunds-police-and-reject-proposal-to-condemn-calls-to-abolish-police\/\" title=\"Democrats Pass Bill Critics Say Defunds Police And Reject Proposal To Condemn Calls To \u2018Abolish\u2019 Police\">vice presidential running mate<\/a> and later for a Supreme \u200bCourt appointment \u2062stuck Harris and Justice Ketanji Brown \u2064Jackson with the same label. Their appointments \u200dwould mean far more had the president picked them without an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dianne-feinsteins-senate-replacement-will-be-defined-by-the-racist-sexist-criteria-she-fits\/\" title=\"Dianne Feinstein's Senate replacement will be characterized by the racist and sexist standards she meets.\">explicit racial litmus\u200b test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2064 offered\u200c more\u2062 clues about a \u200bpotential successor earlier this month when he maintained on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet \u2064the Press\u201d that he still plans to appoint a black woman, but added it would\u200c not be Rep. Barbara Lee. The governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/09\/10\/newsom-lee-senate-california-00114885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> he \u2063would seek a \u201ccaretaker\u201d appointment first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to get involved in the primary,\u201d\u200c Newsom said. \u201cIt\u200d would be completely unfair to\u2064 the \u2063Democrats that\u2063 have worked their tail\u200c off. \u200cThat primary is just a matter of months away. I\u2063 don\u2019t want to tip the balance of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-cddb4d43a4a3a669e3775c9890094d7c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-cddb4d43a4a3a669e3775c9890094d7c\"><\/div>\n<p>But Newson\u2019s comments have mostly revolved around what would\u200d happen if Feinstein, who had recently surrendered power \u2064of attorney to her daughter, voluntarily resigned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope we never have to make this decision, but I abide by what I\u2019ve said very publicly on a consistent basis. Yes,\u201d Newsom\u2064 told NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lee, who is black, initially trashed the governor\u2019s comments that he would appoint\u2063 a black woman as a \u201ccaretaker\u201d of the Senate seat until it can be filled via an election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a box \u200bis insulting to countless Black women across this country \u2064who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election after election,\u201d Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-reidout\/reidout-blog\/barbara-lee-gavin-newsom-senate-rcna104447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. Even more insulting, \u2063however, is the idea that a black\u200c woman would be appointed for her race and sex in \u200dthe first place, and not her qualifications for the job.<\/p>\n<p>Lee currently trails Schiff\u200c and Porter in the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/senate\/ca\/california_senate_open_primary-8081.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aggregate<\/a> of polls by\u200c RealClearPolitics.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Newsom&#8217;s controversial approach to filling the seat\u2064 raise questions about fairness and equity in the appointment process, and how might it compromise the integrity of the decision-making<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Oman to fill Feinstein&#8217;s seat. He stated, &#8220;We have\u2064 multiple names in mind, all\u2063 black women,\u2064 we have multiple names in mind. We have multiple names in mind, multiple names in mind.&#8221; It is clear that Newsom is prioritizing race and \u2063gender in his decision-making\u200b process \u200cfor this \u200bimportant\u200c role.<\/p>\n<p>While diversity and representation are important, it is\u2062 concerning that \u2062Newsom is\u200c openly admitting to using &#8220;open racism&#8221; as\u2063 a defining factor in his\u2063 choice. This \u200dapproach \u200dundermines the principles \u200bof meritocracy and equal opportunity. It \u200bsuggests that qualifications and experience may be overlooked in favor of meeting certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-stanley-under-fire-for-minority-only-intern-program\/\" title=\"Morgan Stanley Under Fire for Minority-Only Intern Program\">identity-based criteria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, by explicitly stating his intention to appoint a black woman, Newsom \u2064is disregarding the pool of qualified candidates who may \u200bcome from different racial or ethnic backgrounds. It \u200bis essential to focus on an individual&#8217;s qualifications, skills, and experience rather than just their \u200crace or gender when filling such a significant position.<\/p>\n<p>This controversial\u2063 approach to filling Feinstein&#8217;s seat raises questions about fairness \u2063and equity. It is \u200cimportant to have a fair and \u200ctransparent process \u200bthat takes into \u200daccount the qualifications and abilities of all potential candidates, regardless of their race \u2064or gender. By prioritizing these factors\u200b above all else, Newsom is compromising\u2063 the integrity of\u200c the \u2064appointment process.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s\u2064 replacement should be chosen based on their ability \u2062to \u200deffectively represent the people of California and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-1045-am-et-house-democratic-caucus-holds-weekly-press-conference\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: House Dems' Weekly Press Conference at 10:45 AM ET.\">important legislative matters<\/a>. By prioritizing race and gender, Newsom may be\u200d putting \u2064identity politics ahead \u200bof the needs and interests of \u200bthe state.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064conclusion, California\u200d Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s controversial approach to filling Senator Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s seat raises concerns about fairness, equity, and the principles of meritocracy. While diversity and representation are important, qualifications and experience should be the primary factors considered when making \u200bsuch appointments. It is crucial to prioritize the \u200dneeds and \u2064interests of the state above identity politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that open racism will influence his selection of a successor for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Feinstein, a respected Democrat and influential figure in California politics for over 30 years, passed away at 90. 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