{"id":2103400,"date":"2023-11-19T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-split-on-schiff-and-lee-endorsement-in-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T22:05:11","slug":"california-democrats-split-on-schiff-and-lee-endorsement-in-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-split-on-schiff-and-lee-endorsement-in-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats split on Schiff and Lee endorsement in Senate race"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fcalifornia-democrats-split-on-schiff-and-lee-endorsement-in-senate-race%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=2103400&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 Democrats Divided on Endorsement for Senate Race<\/h2>\n<p>California \u200cDemocrats were unable to reach a consensus on who to endorse in the \u2062highly anticipated United States Senate race. None of the candidates managed to secure the required 60% of the convention delegate vote.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Adam \u2064Schiff and Barbara Lee emerged as the \u2063frontrunners, garnering 40% and 41% support respectively from the convention attendees. Rep. Katie Porter secured 16% \u2063of\u2063 the \u2063votes from the 2322 delegates who participated \u2064in the ballot. A \u200csmall\u2063 percentage, 2%, chose not to endorse any candidate.<\/p>\n<h3>Liberal Politics Prevail at the Convention<\/h3>\n<p>The convention results, which\u2064 were finalized on Sunday, reflect the progressive leanings of the delegates who attended\u200d the \u200dthree-day\u200d event in Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates will now compete in California&#8217;s open top-two\u200b primary, scheduled for March 5, followed \u2062by\u200d the general election \u200bon November 5.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a poll conducted by the University of California, Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies revealed that Porter\u200c was\u2063 leading Schiff among likely voters in the \u2063state, with 17%\u2062 support. Schiff&#8217;s popularity had dipped \u200cto 16%\u2062 from 20% in August. Republican candidate Steve Garvey, a former\u200d professional baseball player, \u2063garnered \u206310%\u2063 support, while Lee secured 9%.<\/p>\n<p>Other \u2063Republican \u200dcandidates, James\u2062 Bradley \u200band \u2063Eric Early, received\u2063 7% and 4% respectively, in contrast to the 1% support for Democratic contenders Lexie Reese and Christina \u200cPascucci. A \u2064significant portion of Californian respondents, 30%, remained undecided.<\/p>\n<p>According to the poll, Porter is favored by voters under the age of \u200d50, Schiff is more popular\u200d among\u200c those over 65,\u200d and Lee dominates among California&#8217;s black electorate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While Garvey\u2019s candidacy seems \u2063to have \u2064made a splash among the state\u2019s \u200bRepublican voters, Porter\u2063 and Schiff are still neck and neck at this\u200b point, and remain ahead of the rest of the\u200b field,&#8221; said\u2064 G. Cristina\u200d Mora, co-director of the\u200c IGS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to\u2063 read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2062 does the division\u200d within the \u200bCalifornia Democratic Party impact their chances of\u2062 holding the Senate seat?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Of the three Democratic candidates &#8211; Kevin \u2063de Le\u00f3n, Dianne Feinstein, and Pat Harris &#8211; were \u2064able to secure the necessary two-thirds majority vote at the California Democratic Party&#8217;s convention in \u2062San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>This division among\u2063 Democratic Party members\u200c highlights the deep ideological rift\u2063 within the California Democratic Party. In \u200drecent years, there has been a significant shift towards more progressive politics in the state, \u2063with a growing number of Democrats embracing progressive \u200bpolicies such as universal healthcare and free college tuition. This shift is evident in the rise of Kevin de\u200c Le\u00f3n, a state\u2062 senator representing Los Angeles, who has positioned himself as a\u200b progressive alternative to the\u2063 more moderate\u2063 Feinstein.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin de Le\u00f3n\u2062 has gained\u200d support from several progressive organizations and influential figures, including Our Revolution, a group founded by supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders. His campaign has focused on issues such as income inequality, climate change, and criminal justice \u2063reform.\u2062 De Le\u00f3n&#8217;s progressive\u200c platform resonates\u200c with many Democratic voters in California \u2063who believe \u200bthat\u2062 the party should take a \u2062more radical stance on \u200bkey issues.<\/p>\n<p>On the other \u200dhand, Senator Dianne \u200dFeinstein has been a fixture in California politics for nearly four decades. With her experience and established reputation, she has \u2063garnered the support of many longtime Democratic Party members. Feinstein, who is considered a more moderate Democrat, has\u200d a\u2064 more centrist approach on various issues. She has been known\u2062 for her willingness to work across the \u200daisle and find common ground with Republicans, a quality that some California\u200c Democrats appreciate in an\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-split-on-schiff-and-lee-endorsement-in-senate-race\/\" title=\"California Democrats split on Schiff and Lee endorsement in Senate race\">increasingly\u2063 divided political climate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While both \u2062de Le\u00f3n \u200band Feinstein \u2063have their supporters, there \u2063is a concern among Democrats that \u200da highly contested primary could weaken the\u2064 party&#8217;s chances of holding the Senate seat. With \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-declines-to-say-whether-he-will-run-for-president\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin declines to say whether he will run for president\">increasingly \u2063polarized political landscape<\/a>, a divided Democratic Party could potentially allow a Republican candidate to seize the opportunity and secure the seat in a state that has deep-rooted Democratic leanings.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats argue that unity should be\u200d the priority, urging the party to\u2064 throw their support behind the candidate with the best chance of defeating a Republican opponent. They\u2064 fear that \u2063a\u2062 divided party could lead to a repeat of \u2063the \u200c2016 presidential election, when infighting within the Democratic \u200cParty allowed Donald Trump to secure the\u2062 presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of consensus on an endorsement for the Senate \u2062race also reflects a broader trend within the Democratic\u200d Party nationwide.\u200c Since\u2064 the\u200d 2016 \u2063election, there has been a growing debate within the party over its future direction. Progressives argue \u200dthat the party needs to embrace more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-intellectuals-who-started-out-liberal-but-ended-up-conservative\/\" title=\"4 Intellectuals Who Started Out Liberal But Ended Up Conservative\">left-leaning policies<\/a> \u200band \u200bmove away from the perceived corporate influence. Centrist Democrats,\u2064 on the other hand, argue that a more moderate approach is necessary\u2063 to appeal to a broader base of voters.<\/p>\n<p>The California Senate race will undoubtedly be one\u2062 to watch, as it\u2063 will \u2063have far-reaching implications \u2062not only for the state but also for the Democratic Party as a\u2064 whole. The outcome\u200d of the primary will \u2064determine the\u2064 party&#8217;s direction moving forward and could shape the \u2063future of American politics. Whether Democrats can \u2064come together and \u200bunite behind a single candidate remains to be seen, but it is clear that the divisions within\u200b the party are deep and may take \u200dtime\u2062 to heal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SACRAMENTO, California \u2014\u00a0 California Democrats could not agree on who to endorse in its high-profile United States Senate race, with no candidate earning 60% of a convention delegate vote. Reps. Adam Schiff and Barbara Lee (D-CA) attracted the most support from the convention to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in 2024, with 40%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2103401,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2103400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2103400","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2103400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2103400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2103401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2103400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2103400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2103400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}