The pressure is now on California Gavin Newsom to pick her replacement as quickly as possible.
Who will replace Dianne Feinstein?
Newsom previously hinted that Representative Barbara Lee would be his first choice, but since she is already running in the Senate race, Newsom said he would prefer to select someone else.this month."It would be completely unfair to the Democrats that have worked their tail off. That primary is just a matter of months away. I don't want to tip the balance of that."and Katie Porter are also running in the Democratic primary in solid blue California.
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