If Feinstein runs for Governor of CA next year, who should replace her if she wins?

[Ardent15]

I say Henry Waxman.

[DJ13]

1. Why do you hate California so much?

First Arnold, now this?!

[Ardent15]

3. Ok, let me rephrase: who should challenge Feinstein in 2012?

[yurbud]

8. she is moral filth. liberal cultural window dressing but corporate to the bone.

[Captain Hilts]

2. She's not going to run for governor. She had it handed to her on a platter x years ago...

and didn't want it or take it.

[Ardent15]

5. I realize that, forget about it

[saltpoint]

4. I'd love to see Jerry or Gavin upend Feinstein for the Dem gov nom if she

does decide to run.

I know polling right now favors her for that nom if she wants it. I hope if she does make the run one of the others defeats her. IMO she has earned a rich obscurity.

[Ardent15]

6. Agreed

[msongs]

9. will "gavin" do to CA what he did to his wife?? hmmm nt

[davidinalameda]

17. and to the wife of his ex-campaign manager

and to the entire city of San Francisco

[Cant trust em]

11. I am going to flip out if Gavin Newsom is the governor of this state.

And not in a good way.

[saltpoint]

13. 'Supported Matt Gonzalez over Newsom but would pick Newsom over Feinstein

in the gubernatorial race.

Prefer Brown to both.

[Cant trust em]

23. Agreed.

Begrudgingly, I would have to vote for Gavin Newsom in that showdown.

Or maybe this would be one of those "I'm not going to cast a vote for anyone" times.

[Patchuli]

7. I think she's too old, too boring and too DINO

to stand a chance.

[DFW]

10. How long would it take to clone Barbara Boxer?

[Cant trust em]

12. if I ever bet to meet Barbara Boxer, I want to ask her one question.

"How do you work with Dianne Feinstein?"

[Ardent15]

19. Totally

[DFW]

22. Until DF's term is up, don't expect her to give you an answer!

And who knows, maybe they are friends in spite of it all.

If Ruth Bader-Ginsburg can be a friend of Scalia (or if I can be a friend of
Richard Viguerie, for Pete's sake! Talk about the political Prince of Darkness!),
then anything is possible. Washington is one strange town.

[Cant trust em]

24. There are plenty of people I've been friends with

but the work relationship is a mess.

[DFW]

27. There is a difference, of course, but look at Bader-Ginsburg and Scalia

They have to be at each other's throats on court, and go to the opera together afterwards.

Although--if I had to work with Richard Viguerie, well, as well as we get along, I think
one of us would have committed homicide on the other with a week if we worked together!

[TahitiNut]

14. Jerry Brown or Barbara Lee

:shrug:

[Ardent15]

15. How about former San Diego mayor Maureen O' Connor?

She was a popular Democratic mayor in San Diego.

[Warren DeMontague]

16. Oh, yuk.

I can't get past the first part of that sentence.

[Ardent15]

18. Read the whole thread

Jesus.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. I'm not Jesus.

And when it comes to our Governor, I think we can do better than DiFi.

Who should replace her? Fuck, any real Democrat would be an improvement in that seat.

[bkkyosemite]

20. She will be 75 this year.....and the dye has gone to her brain

[tuckessee]

25. This should be as easy as ABC.

Just open the phone book and find a Kennedy.:)

[AlCzervik]

26. Why in thee hell would she leave the senate after getting her new post, seriously.