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FFS can we PLEASE get some new Dem candidates for CA Senate in 2018? [View all] nbsmom Sep 2017 OP

Not if it means losing the seat over some bitter primary. MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #1

it is highly unlikely that California would not send a Democrat to the Senate. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #7

"Out of touch" is an understatement... time to put a real progressive in that Senate seat. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #30

it is still astonishing how some dems are totally oblivious to how the optics surrounding Hillary Time2Evolve Sep 2017 #105

"Fighting chance"? Wuda kicked the Fuhrer-in-Chief's azz. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #115

Perhaps you're speaking of a different Hillary Clinton mythology Sep 2017 #117

and voter turnout for this election was a record low, geez i wonder why. Time2Evolve Sep 2017 #150

Hillary didn't lose because she wasn't progressive Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #129

she wanted to keep weed illegal and calls african people "super predators", the list goes on.. Time2Evolve Sep 2017 #149

"African People"? Ask your manager for some help w idioms. emulatorloo Sep 2017 #159

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #165

Spell checker is your friend, as is Google. Why are you smearing Hillary? Hekate Sep 2017 #172

Bernie and environment? Read up on Bernie's bill to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a minority town emulatorloo Sep 2017 #175

SANDERS voted for that "super-predators" law! Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #169

Oh, you're back again? NBachers Sep 2017 #176

No, she's been through lots of elections since that IWR 15 years ago, when she and the other Dems pnwmom Sep 2017 #78

Baloney, if you can elect a GOP governor and California has...then you can elect a GOP Senator... Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #143

Yeah sure, she's so out of touch we keep re-electing her. If she wants to retire, fine... Hekate Sep 2017 #173

California runs the top two candidates BainsBane Sep 2017 #23

It's all about replacing redumbliCONs, not Democrats. democratisphere Sep 2017 #2

Indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2017 #15

Betting that you didn't check out the link. nbsmom Sep 2017 #18

I know what she said Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2017 #19

Nope, not a purity test. nbsmom Sep 2017 #21

Feinstein will be re-elected if she runs Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2017 #47

Please don't miss this new OP about Feinstein: Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #70

Yikes Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #77

I wouldn't have missed it for the world (Spoiler: it's my post.) nbsmom Sep 2017 #88

Yep, me neither! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #92

One could ask that question about many sitting Dems/or Dem caucusers mcar Sep 2017 #55

good grief I did not realize how treestar Sep 2017 #60

Who doesn't hope he is successful? mahina Sep 2017 #86

Whose Adam Schaffer? Really making me wonder Justice Sep 2017 #174

The purity smear goes both ways shanny Sep 2017 #38

+1 Me. Sep 2017 #54

Yep. I guess the first time around wasn't enough for some people AgadorSparticus Sep 2017 #122

We need all the Dems we got. Am gonna work to make sure we increase in numbers! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #3

Here's a list jaysunb Sep 2017 #4

I must admit I have never heard of Steve Bullock. femmocrat Sep 2017 #6

Pete Buttigeig. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #8

Yep. He's the one. nt stevenleser Sep 2017 #17

totally unfair, i know--by jaysus h, the jokes will write themselves shanny Sep 2017 #101

In 2004, one could be forgiven for imagining that a name like "Barack Hussein Obama" Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #107

very true. is this guy another Obama? shanny Sep 2017 #108

I'd never heard of him until he ran for DNC chair. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #109

" I do not believe a woman or a minority can be atop the ticket. Just my .02 worth." REALLY? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #10

And absolutely no awareness of the fact that if independents can't handle a minority candidate KitSileya Sep 2017 #25

they should be called out on the bigotry rather than appealed to JI7 Sep 2017 #36

I was told by another DUer that going after the unregistered voters was folly. CrispyQ Sep 2017 #65

Woahh is right... talk about turning back the clock. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #31

Here's another list. brush Sep 2017 #26

I would prefer Mendocino Sep 2017 #111

You're right. I edited the post. I confused the two. brush Sep 2017 #114

I just hope we find someone young and exciting for president in 2020. femmocrat Sep 2017 #5

Harris shows a lot of promise but comradebillyboy Sep 2017 #63

When are you filing? MineralMan Sep 2017 #9

Ah new post on the same topic, don't miss! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #74

Dianne Feinstein is one of the strongest Democratic leaders in the Senate. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #11

She has a vagina nini Sep 2017 #13

You know that isn't true. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #28

Gotta disagree on many levels nini Sep 2017 #29

Agree. delisen Sep 2017 #147

After seeing what happened to Hillary, no, I don't know that. n/t pnwmom Sep 2017 #75

A harsh critique of geriatric, aloof and ineffectual democrats is not likely to be gender based Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #119

Of course it was gender based. Bernie and DT were both OLDER than she was. pnwmom Sep 2017 #121

Feinstein, the original subject at hand is 84 years old Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #123

What bullsit. Nothing Dianne Feinstein said indicated she was senile... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #126

People have forgotten there is such a thing as diplomacy, and not sounding like any angry blowhard pnwmom Sep 2017 #128

On the senile part awesomerwb1 Sep 2017 #154

Long pauses? That's how an introvert thinks -- of any age. Introverts tend to think about pnwmom Sep 2017 #167

I'm sure you're right about awesomerwb1 Sep 2017 #168

No reasonable person who understood dementia and who watched the video where she made the statement, pnwmom Sep 2017 #127

I seriously doubt Donald Trump would find that statement diplomatic Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #130

He would find it MUCH more diplomatic than the sorts of things most DUers pnwmom Sep 2017 #131

Trump was out to embarrass Ryan and McConnell, not "make a deal" with us. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #132

I didn't ask if she shines. I asked if you see evidence of senility in that video. pnwmom Sep 2017 #135

If so little of what Trump has said and done in the last decade has sunk in with her... Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #164

Yeah, right. I'm going with "not a blowhard" and "diplomatic." nt pnwmom Sep 2017 #166

talk about identity politics clu Sep 2017 #136

Ok nini Sep 2017 #148

That was certainly one of Hillary's big problems. comradebillyboy Sep 2017 #64

Do Nina Turner & Liz Warren have vaginas? Nevernose Sep 2017 #133

Nina Turner shouldn't be mentioned in the same thread as OnDoutside Sep 2017 #137

She is more than willing to elect Republicans and has said so...she is bitter and angry...hates Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #144

Yup. +1 OnDoutside Sep 2017 #145

She's also the oldest senator crazycatlady Sep 2017 #41

The life expectancy for men in this country is 76.4 years. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #43

MY state elected an 84 yo senator crazycatlady Sep 2017 #45

I take it you'd oppose re-electing a male Senator a full year beyond the life expectancy of 76.4 Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #46

Look I get this forum skews older crazycatlady Sep 2017 #48

Not the average, but life treestar Sep 2017 #61

Good point! Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #62

Possibly nini Sep 2017 #68

She is powerful. And there seems to be a disconcerted effort to get rid of her. AgadorSparticus Sep 2017 #124

TAMMY DUCKWORTH FOR PRESIDENT! Squinch Sep 2017 #12

What does her running again have to do with 'new' candidates? nini Sep 2017 #14

You have it exactly right... and we can do better than DiFi. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #32

Hmmmm you can do better than Dianne Feinstein. What a beautiful comment. There's something about it Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #37

Hmmmm... what is it you don't get? InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #42

Diannne Feinstein is a giant in the Senate with seniority positions and... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #44

lol, you're the one who said the way to address dissatisfaction w/ DiFi is through a primary. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #49

Sadly, that really isn't how it works in the California Democratic party. nbsmom Sep 2017 #102

FFS - keep up with the news - This has been done to death the last 4 or 5 days. SharonClark Sep 2017 #16

Stop it. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #20

Do you live in California? BainsBane Sep 2017 #22

Tell us what you're doing to get another candidate? brooklynite Sep 2017 #24

Democrats hold no principle more sacred than our own arbitrary internal hierarchies. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #27

the supreme court clu Sep 2017 #33

Right now we are stuck with the Republicans because of this sort of thinking...Just once, Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #40

fuck putin......and trump... stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #34

Who do you support ? and are you from California ? JI7 Sep 2017 #35

Absolutely not...no primaries in 18 for sitting Senators. Dianne is old school... Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #39

I don't mind long-serving politicians. Willie Pep Sep 2017 #50

What's wrong with Dianne? (Are you in California?) NurseJackie Sep 2017 #51

Actually, what we need is more Republicans primaried by moderates and blue dogs. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #52

I am from California, and DEMOCRATIC Californians will do just fine selecting their candidates. still_one Sep 2017 #53

Primaries do that for us LanternWaste Sep 2017 #56

Find some and support them treestar Sep 2017 #57

California US Senate seat aside, we are actually doing well in that front Tiggeroshii Sep 2017 #58

Are you a voter from California? treestar Sep 2017 #59

Yes, I've been a registered Democrat in California my whole life. nbsmom Sep 2017 #90

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle bathroommonkey76 Sep 2017 #66

At this point a leadership handover would be almost two generations... Baconator Sep 2017 #67

nbsmom hello! California resident or nah? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #69

This California resident begs you not to call our state "Cali." Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #71

Aha! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #72

I edited! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #73

Bless you! Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #104

Yes, California native Proud to have raised two wise young CA voter, too. N/T nbsmom Sep 2017 #87

Ok. Are you a California resident now? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #91

Candidates pick themselves. You don't get to delisen Sep 2017 #134

If you're not in her district, bug off. They're the only ones qualified pnwmom Sep 2017 #76

So no comments are to be made on any politician not from my own district? nm MichMan Sep 2017 #84

People from her state are much more likely to be familiar with her actual record. pnwmom Sep 2017 #85

CA native here. nbsmom Sep 2017 #89

You keep saying native. Guess not a resident now? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #93

No, I still live here, and have raised two members of California'next generation of voters, too. nbsmom Sep 2017 #95

Well others asked before and seems you took long in answering! ??? Glad you answered in my case. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #97

Ironically enough, it's one of the reasons it took a while for me to reply nbsmom Sep 2017 #98

OK. Your OP did not need the FFS, for many of us that is disrespectful to our DEM figures Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #99

As long as there are federal contracts she can shunt to her husband's busineses, TonyPDX Sep 2017 #79

Why are you pushing that right wing meme? pnwmom Sep 2017 #81

Seriously? nbsmom Sep 2017 #94

Just digging deeper, I see. pnwmom Sep 2017 #100

From SF Gate nbsmom Sep 2017 #118

Yeah, "critics." Like those rightwing critics I was referring to. As Bruce Cain at UC Berkeley said, pnwmom Sep 2017 #120

I make it a point not to read threads in all caps SCantiGOP Sep 2017 #80

Guess that's not working out so well for ya because you just did. Purveyor Sep 2017 #82

???? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #83

Reality is, a majority of Californians vote for Feinstein, and they notably like Hortensis Sep 2017 #96

Not insisting on a more radical progressive. nbsmom Sep 2017 #110

I'd love any indication that people anywhere were ready to move left, nbsmom, Hortensis Sep 2017 #141

Do you live in California? Iggo Sep 2017 #103

HELL NO!!! We KEEP the winners! Lil Missy Sep 2017 #106

Who you got better? Iggo Sep 2017 #112

I don't get it. Lee Adama Sep 2017 #113

What's not to get? nbsmom Sep 2017 #116

That seems ageist to me. Lee Adama Sep 2017 #140

It ain't ageist if she makes the decision Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #157

Apparently the decision has been made and she is running. Lee Adama Sep 2017 #158

The decision has NOT been made Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #160

Tuning up the re-election machine IS pressing the button. Lee Adama Sep 2017 #161

Odd, the California Democratic Party hasn't received the memo yet Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #163

There will be 30-50 candidates Retrograde Sep 2017 #125

I always thought Xavier Bercerra was positioning himself for OnDoutside Sep 2017 #138

Becerra is sharp. The "Hillary VP pick" conversation saw his name pop up oasis Sep 2017 #146

Yes I thought he stood out more than the Castro brothers OnDoutside Sep 2017 #151

Unlike the Castro Bros. and Tim Caine, Becerra speaks perfect Spanish. oasis Sep 2017 #152

One of those "might have beens" NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #153

IMO, Becerra had slightly more pizazz than the senator from Virginia. oasis Sep 2017 #155

He is well able for both. IMO he needs to gain a prominence in CA that he currently lacks... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #162

There are good ones, even if you fail to see them. arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #139

No we can't. We need to spend money on unseating Republicans not going after safe seats and making Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #142

All people over 60 must turn in their slots delisen Sep 2017 #156

I don't tell my slots what to do. They'll turn themselves in, or not, when they're damn well ready! Iggo Sep 2017 #170

You mean someone who's never run before? Hekate Sep 2017 #171