In choosing Butler, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat became open. The long-serving Democratic senator died Thursday after a series of illnesses.
WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AND WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE BREAKING NEWS, THE DEATH OF SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN AT THE AGE OF 90 YEARS OLD, LEARNING THAT NEWS WITHIN JUST THE PAST HOUR. SHE WAS A CENTRIST DEMOCRAT, ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING FEMALE SENATOR, GREAT LOSS FOR THE NATION AS WELL, OF COURSE, FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ASHLEY ZAVALA IS JOINING US RIGHT NOW TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT.
Her appointment sets up a potentially tricky political calculus in the crowded 2024 contest to succeed Feinstein, which has been underway since the beginning of the year. The decision carried the threat of political fallout for Newsom, who is seen as a potential future national candidate. The candidate favored by Black voters has won the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination every cycle since 1992. The Congressional Black Caucus was among the groups and Black politicians that had urged Newsom to appoint Lee, calling her the best-qualified choice for the post.
Emily's List, the group Butler leads, focuses on electing Democratic women who support abortion rights. With the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn women's constitutional right to abortion, the issue has become a galvanizing one for many Democrats.
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