Several news organizations declared Sen. Dianne Feinstein a 'centrist Democrat' in their obituaries of the late lawmaker, despite her progressive voting record.
are portraying the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a"centrist Democrat" despite her progressive voting record.
In the obituary, The Post declared she was"centrist from the start," citing the fact that"for a time, Mrs. Feinstein owned a handgun" and quoting her biographer who once said how early in her career she"started talking about how the center is so important." The Post then quickly pivoted to her work pushing the federal assault weapons ban in the 1990s.
The Daily Beast alleged Feinstein was"steeped in centrist policies no longer fit the times," citing her"warm embrace" of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during the contentious 2020The Associated Press tried to have it both ways, calling her a"centrist Democrat" who was a"passionate advocate for liberal priorities." The AP's report was aggregated by several news outlets including PBS NewsHour.
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