{"id":2053874,"date":"2023-10-03T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-diversity-pick-for-senate-could-backfire-create-awkward-showdown-between-two-black-female-dems\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:21:47","slug":"newsoms-diversity-pick-for-senate-could-backfire-create-awkward-showdown-between-two-black-female-dems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-diversity-pick-for-senate-could-backfire-create-awkward-showdown-between-two-black-female-dems\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom&#8217;s Senate Diversity Pick May Lead to Awkward Showdown Between Two Black Female Dems"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fnewsoms-diversity-pick-for-senate-could-backfire-create-awkward-showdown-between-two-black-female-dems%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=2053874&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>California Governor Sparks Tensions with Senate Appointment<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Laphonza Butler, Barbara Lee (Evelyn Hockstein\/Reuters and \u200cAlex\u200d Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>California governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s decision to \u2063appoint pro-abortion fundraiser Laphonza \u2062Butler to the Senate is already causing tensions \u200camong congressional Democrats\u200c and \u2063could set up a primary clash in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/meet-the-maryland-fundraiser-newsom-tapped-to-fill-californias-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> \u2062that\u200d he tapped Butler, a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/after-trashing-dr-oz-as-carpetbagger-media-shrug-at-dc-fundraiser-taking-california-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland resident<\/a> and the president of pro-abortion fundraising group EMILY&#8217;s List,\u200d to serve out the late Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s Senate seat, which is up\u2063 for election in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&#8217;s choice is\u2062 causing fractures in the Congressional Black Caucus, \u2062which has already endorsed Rep. Barbara\u2062 Lee to run for the seat in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2023\/10\/03\/inside-a-new-senators-big-decision-00119609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to <em>Politico<\/em><\/a>. Both Lee and Butler are black.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now the caucus\u2062 faces a situation where two of its \u200cmembers could be facing off,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em> reported, &#8220;and while folks we spoke to say the caucus will do its\u200d damndest not to pit two Black women against \u2062each other, tensions are already emerging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Those tensions will likely worsen if Butler decides \u2064to run for the seat in her own\u200d right.<\/p>\n<p>Butler, who reportedly won&#8217;t make an announcement on running until after Feinstein&#8217;s Thursday memorial, has Newsom&#8217;s backing. The \u200cgovernor has said that his Senate pick &#8220;would be an ideal \u200ccandidate \u2064for the seat if she\u200b chooses\u200c to run for it,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/10\/02\/newsoms-pick-for-senate-can-run-if-she-wants-00119561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&#8217;s statement is a\u200b sharp\u200d shift from earlier this \u200cyear. While the governor said he would only appoint a black woman to the seat, he ruled out\u2063 appointing\u2062 Lee to the seat, saying he didn&#8217;t\u2063 want\u200c to\u2064 affect the 2024 \u200dprimary.<\/p>\n<p>Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/dem-rep-suggests-its-racist-for-dem-governor-to-tap-somebody-else-for-california-senate-seat-before-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> a furious \u2064response, suggesting last month\u200b that\u200b Newsom&#8217;s decision was racist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u2063idea that a Black woman should be appointed only \u200das a caretaker to\u2064 simply check a box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who \u2062have carried the Democratic Party \u200dto victory \u200delection after election,&#8221;\u2062 Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom on\u2062 Monday attempted to\u2064 backpedal on his claim of appointing \u2064a caretaker, calling it &#8220;rearview mirror stuff right now,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might\u2062 the tensions and \u200cdivisions \u2064caused by \u200cNewsom&#8217;s appointment impact the 2024\u2063 election\u2064 and the \u200dDemocratic\u2064 Party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Barbara Lee for the seat. Lee, a long-time African-American congresswoman representing the Oakland area, was\u200d seen as the \u2063frontrunner for \u2064the appointment \u200band has the support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-georgia-democrats-angry-arguments-against-a-clarence-thomas-statue-fall-apart\/\" title=\"All Georgia Democrats\u2019 Angry Arguments Against A Clarence Thomas Statue Fall Apart\">prominent black leaders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-diversity-pick-for-senate-could-backfire-create-awkward-showdown-between-two-black-female-dems\/\" title=\"Newsom's Senate Diversity Pick May Lead to Awkward Showdown Between Two Black Female Dems\">including civil rights icon<\/a> and Congressman John Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>Butler&#8217;s appointment has sparked criticism from progressives and women&#8217;s rights advocates who question her \u200cqualifications and\u200c believe that Newsom \u2064missed an opportunity to \u2064appoint \u2064a more diverse candidate. \u2064They argue that Lee&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-markle-urges-ambitious-young-girls-to-challenge-injustice\/\" title=\"Meghan Markle Urges Ambitious Young Girls To \u2018Challenge Injustice\u2019\">long-standing record<\/a> of advocating for progressive policies and fighting for racial \u2064and gender equality \u200bmake her \u2062the ideal choice to represent the diverse state of California in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the appointment of a Maryland resident to a California \u200bSenate seat has\u200b raised eyebrows and fueled accusations of political opportunism. \u200dSome critics argue that Newsom&#8217;s decision\u200b to\u200d choose Butler, who has no prior political experience or personal connection to California, is\u200b a strategic\u2064 move to bolster his \u2064own political career rather than a \u200cgenuine effort to represent\u2064 and serve\u200d the people of California.<\/p>\n<p>The tensions \u200dand divisions caused by\u200b Newsom&#8217;s appointment\u200b have the potential \u200cto create\u2063 a\u2063 messy primary battle \u200din the 2024 election. If \u2062Butler chooses to run for re-election, she will likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-country-spending-80-million-in-covid-relief-funding-on-sports-complex\/\" title=\"Michigan Country Spending  Million in COVID Relief Funding on Sports Complex\">face stiff competition<\/a> from Barbara Lee and other candidates who feel that \u2063their chances of being appointed were unjustly denied. This could result in a divided\u200c Democratic base and a weakened position for the party in \u2062the general\u2064 election.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth \u200bnoting that this is not the first time\u200d tensions \u2064have arisen over Senate appointments \u200din\u200b California. In 2016, then-Governor Jerry Brown appointed Kamala\u2063 Harris to fill the\u200b Senate\u2062 seat \u2063vacated by Barbara Boxer. Harris&#8217;s \u200bappointment was \u200dalso met with controversy and backlash, particularly from progressives who felt that other candidates, such as Representative Loretta \u200bSanchez, were more deserving of the position.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Newsom&#8217;s decision to\u2063 appoint\u200d Laphonza Butler to the Senate has ignited tensions within the Democratic Party and could have wide-ranging \u2062implications for \u2062the 2024 election.\u2062 The primary clash between Butler and Lee, should it come to \u2062pass, will not\u2062 only test the ability of the \u2063candidates\u2062 to rally support \u200dbut also highlight the ongoing debates within\u2062 the\u2064 Democratic Party over representation, diversity, and political opportunism.<\/p>\n<p>As California&#8217;s governor, \u2064Newsom holds significant power and influence, and his appointments to key positions have far-reaching consequences. It remains to be seen how this particular appointment will\u2063 play out and \u200cwhat impact it will \u2063have on the future of California politics.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is clear though, \u2063tensions are high, and the stakes are even higher as the battle for California&#8217;s Senate seat continues to intensify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fundraiser for pro-abortion causes, to fill the Senate seat. 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