#feinstein

[jangillman]

Susan Perry

For those who don’t know the extent of their corruption.

Traitorous sacks of 💩 and nephew Newscum is just as bad, if not worse!

[francinefeinstein]

This is the world debut of the most fabulous frog in the world, Francine Feinstein 💅

[mudwerks]

(via In photos: Sen. Dianne Feinstein's historic career)

Dianne Feinstein at a memorial service for assassinated Supervisor Harvey Milk in San Francisco, Nov. 1978. Photo: Janet Fries

[muddypolitics]

(via America Is An Out-Of-Touch Gerontocracy, And I’m Glad I Don’t Live There)

[sweetfirebird]

I am going to write, like on physical paper, my reps. But like... one of my reps is Feinstein... who... is the physical embodiment of out of touch and oblivious. Like, all Senators and congresspeople have staffers read these things, but Feinstein's staffers are deffo running that office for her and they do not care about anything but what keeps them employed, so they keep propping her up. This woman hasn't spoken to a real person outside of politics or the San Francisco elite in..... at least a decade. Maybe more. One time I contacted her office about one of those bills written about the internet by someone who has never been on the internet but who gets money from cable companies and internet providers... and they chirpily answered me that she had co-sponsored the bill and ignored my points. So.

Bitch, retire.

[eugenesisland]

[sarcasticcynic]

Fact check: Donald Trump falsely claims California recall election is ‘rigged’ for Gavin Newsom

Background

In 2018, Californians elected Democrat Gavin Newsom as their new governor in a landslide, with a record high number of almost eight million votes in his favor. He won 62% of the vote, the biggest victory in a gubernatorial race in California since 1950 and the biggest victory for a non-incumbent since 1930.

Balance of Power

Since the 2020 election, Democrats have held a razor-thin majority in the U.S. Senate. The chamber is split evenly, 50-50, but in the event of a tie Vice President Kamala Harris casts the deciding vote. A loss of even one single Democratic Senator, however, would shift the balance of power back to the Republicans and reinstate Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader.

The oldest sitting senator is California Democrat Dianne Feinstein. She is 88. In California, when a U.S. senator retires or is otherwise unable to continue serving, the governor unilaterally selects a replacement, with no input from the voters or the legislature.

Recall Election

Coincidentally, this year Republicans have mounted a campaign to recall Gov. Newsom. Prominent Republicans nationwide, who have nothing to do with California, have nevertheless been vocal proponents of the recall. They hope to replace Newsom with a Republican--any Republican--who will appoint a Republican Senator to replace Feinstein should a replacement become necessary.

The recall election is today.

Now, California recalls are interesting: if less than 50% of the voters support the incumbent, the incumbent is recalled and the alternative with the highest number of votes immediately takes office regardless of the comparative level of support. If, for example, 49% of Californians vote for Newsom to remain in office, and just 12% want conservative radio host Larry Elder to be governor instead but he has more votes than anyone other than Newsom, then Elder wins.

Still, polls seem to show that the recall is unlikely to succeed. As noted above, Newsom was elected by an overwhelming margin over his Republican opponent, John Cox (whom Donald Trump endorsed). Moreover, 46.5% of California voters are registered Democrats, while only 24.1% are registered Republicans. The latest surveys estimate that Newsom is expected to receive around 58% of the vote.

Lying Liars Who Lie

So naturally both Trump and Elder have already started screaming that the Democrats have rigged the election.

"It's probably rigged. The ballots... are mail-in ballots... I guess you even have a case where you can make your own ballot. When that happens, nobody's gonna win except these Democrats. The one thing they are good at is rigging elections, so I predict it's a rigged election."

After all, that strategy worked so well in 2020.

[posttexasstressdisorder]

I remember the two of them (Grassley and Diane) looking like they’d just been told something traumatic.  This was 2017.  Four full years ago.  The investigations have been going on behind all the madness, all the “quiet professionals” doing their jobs while the nation was thrown into chaos. 

Now we get to see the results of their work. This party is just gettin’ started!