Hey Californians! Tell Gavin Newsom to put Congressperson Katie Porter into Kamala Harris' Senate seat!

Does Adam Schiff want it?

Eric Swalwell?

Yes!

No, first I demand that he explain how he lived with Kimberly Guilfoyle for years.

I can't get real excited about someone who spent too much of her time grilling the Postmaster General about the price of a postcard stamp in order to show how unqualified he is. I suspect that Ben Franklin himself might not have known the answer to that question, because who does?

Everyone wants to know that! I think those were his cokewhore days, but you ask and get back to us with anything he spills.

Please send a separate email RE: Katie Porter for Senate!

Kamala's replacement should be a transwoman of color.

I demand Gavin Newsom put himself in my “seat”.

I just did it.

Then how about this, R4?

Is this enough to demonstrate Katie Porter’s commitment to the average American consumer?

r4 he should know that information. Are you crazy? She asked how much a stamp costs, not the formula for calculated the cost for sending packages. He didn't think it was important, even though that's a softball question. Do you think Steve Jobs didn't know the price of an iPod or that Bill Gates didn't know the price of purchasing a Microsoft suite for a home computer? When you care, you make it your business to know those things. They aren't selling a billion different types of services at the USPS so it's not a left-field question.

It's probably better to wait until the seat becomes available, dearies.

Never hurts to plan ahead, douchy.

You'll put the whammy on it, pimple face.

She’s in her first term in the House. Surely there’s someone with more legislative experience.

If it's anyone besides Karen Bass or Barbara Lee, "progressives" will scream bloody murder.

I'd suggest Adam Schiff, but he'd make a better Attorney General.

No one cares about your sad local election.

If last night’s debate was any indication, Harris will be firmly back in her seat come January.

You're right, r16. Trump and Putin have it in the bag. You might as not well even bother voting. Tell all your Trump-loving friends and family not to vote either!

R16---I guess you are not a Californian. Funny, the topic line of this post is "HEY CALIFORNIANS..."

In fact, no one asked you to care about our Senate seat, so how'sabout ya fuck right off and pay attention to your own local election, or to your poor anal hygiene or to your rock collection, you fascinating charmer.

No! In this political climate, never take someone out of an existing seat, and move them to fill a vacancy. Expand the base in both chambers.

She is very effective where she is; she is also brand new and I think the seat should go to Karen Bass. Not only is she more progressive, she does it in a very effective way that has a broad reach.

Katie porter is wonderful! I love her. But There are a few others who ought to be considered ahead of her. She is new to Congress. IMO, I'd look at Schiff or others first. But remember. Diane Feinstein is not long for the Senate. IMO Katie would be a great idea to put in Feinstein's seat. Truthfully?I hope they find a Latino for the HArris seat. Yes.

Kamala’s replacement should be cyborg reptilian alien from another galaxy reminiscent of our own and from a planet similar to Jupiter and she should a trans woman of color.

I guess [R16] speaks for everyone.

Hey R16 -- come again. What happened?!

Maybe this thread will get some traction now.

I would be happy with any number of well-qualified Democrats, of which we have many. I want a fighter in there to counter the anemic, inert Feinstein.

Don't forget about Ted Lieu!

Harris' seat must be filled by a trans person of color.

He has to pick either a woman or a person of color (or both). And both Schiff and Porter can do more good in the House. As long as McConnell is in charge of the Senate, there is not a whole lot a Democrat can accomplish there.

It'll be Xavier Becerra (CA Atty Genl, Latino) or Alex Padilla (CA Secy of State, Latino). As a long shot, Rep. Karen Bass (Black, woman) from LA. She's been good in congress, but is getting up in years. Same with Rep Barbara Lee, who's also prob too controversial

Xavier Becerra has filed the most lawsuits against Trump of any state Atty General. My money's on him.

R30, R31 Xavier B is probably the choice (I forgot about him, focused on the congressional candidates).

Kevin de Leon -- who should have won Feinstein's seat -- is another option.

Newsom will consult with Harris on the pick. A Latino is also most likely because Biden-Harris dropped the ball with the Latino vote. There's ground to be made up before the midterms.

Katie Porter is in a district that could flip red if she had to be replaced. Two of the Democratic Congressmen (Cisneros and Rouda) in Orange Co. are trailing in their re-election bids right now.

Nope. I'm pushing for Xavier Becerra the Attorney General, who's demonstrated he can win a statewide race. And he is a highly respected AG. And A Latino. We cannot keep ignoring Latinos.

Just curious, could she hold both elected offices at the same time? I’d rather Ted Liu be appointed.

R37 No. The Vice President if also the "President of the Senate" and this is how that works.

[quote] Have you ever watched the Senate during a very close vote? If so, you may have seen the vice president sitting or standing at the presiding officer's desk on the Senate Floor. Other than to succeed to the presidency upon the death or resignation of a president, a vice president's only constitutional duty is to preside over the Senate. Vice presidents cannot vote in the Senate, except to break a tie, nor may they formally address the Senate, except with the senators' permission.

What’s that, r16? I couldn’t hear you over the sound of Trump cultists wailing in agony.

Thank you r38.

Politico updates the 'race.'

You forgot "no" on your poll.

Schiff, Lieu, or Porter are all fine by me.

I like Schiff, but given he's a white male, I doubt that will fly

I would be thrilled with either Porter or Becerra. Both talented and smart.

Schiff deserves a place in the Biden cabinet.

Xavier Becerra for the win. Plus, he's easy on the eyes.

Fun fact: California has not had a male senator in almost 30 years (1992.)

R46 I'd be okay with that as long as local Dems feel they have a strong replacement candidate who can win-retain Schiff's district. We don't want to lose any Dem in the House right now. As far as I know, the governor doesn't appoint a seat in the House. There'd be a special election.

So if California had a Republican governor, he/she could appoint a Republican replacement senator? can that be right? Jeeeez.......

A bisexual, OP?

A.k.a. Satan's children?

[quote] Xavier Becerra for the win. Plus, he's easy on the eyes.

When? Twenty years ago?

Hilda Solis as a sleeper candidate.

Ro Khanna please

Think we have many great options:

Schiff

Lieu (He’s my Rep and I ❤️Him!)

Bass

Porter

Becerra

Would be happy with any of the above. My largest concern ATM is Feinstein. She needs to be put out to pasture stat. Between her woeful leadership on the judiciary senate committee, her sycophantic behaviour with Graham, her feeble, confused responses, her dicey stock sales early on in the pandemic and her hubby’s nepotistic placement in the University of California system, she needs to GO AWAY.

NOW.

Somebody from Southern California please. We need some representation down here...

[quote] Somebody from Southern California please. We need some representation down here...

I’ll say, R56. We have 1 County that is larger in population than 41 states

We could use some representation, thank you very much!

Signed, SoCal (who is reliably blue)

[quote]We don't want to lose any Dem in the House right now.

Well, we just lost another one. CA-39 in OC - flipped blue in 2018, now back to red.

[quote] Fun fact: California has not had a male senator in almost 30 years (1992.)

And look at the result.

r59 Senators don't really have much to do with the governance of the state.

Hilda Solis is my dark-horse prediction. She has the experience and checks off many boxes.

It should be someone from one of those purple districts so we can flip them back in 2022.

"Congressperson", OP?

[quote]Nope. I'm pushing for Xavier Becerra the Attorney General, who's demonstrated he can win a statewide race. And he is a highly respected AG. And A Latino. We cannot keep ignoring Latinos.

This. It's time for California's huge Latino population to be represented in our Senate picks, and Becerra is a perfect choice. We also don't need a Berniebot idiot like Ro Khanna, or a $cieno apologist like Karen Bass.

R64 The last anyone needs is that org gaining access to power.

R64, Did not know Karen Bass was a $cientologist Apologist.

I will have to do more of a deep dive on her.

If true, I’ll amend my list to take her off.

Meh - you've said nothing to demonstrate why we'd support her over anyone else.

Pass.

Karen Bass is not a Scientologist, she's a Baptist and attends services in South LA.

No one said she was a Scientologist. She is however an apologist for them.

Being a Baptist is almost as bad as being a Scientologist.

How about Maria Schriver, if she's still living in CA.

The "Los Angeles Times" has also put Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia on its list.

[quote] Though Garcia is the new kid on the block in California politics, he is a plausible pick if Newsom wants a fresh face for the job.

[quote] Newsom and Garcia, 42, are said to be political allies. Newsom endorsed Garcia in his race for mayor in 2014, when he became the youngest, first Latino and first gay leader of Long Beach. And Garcia was an early backer of Newsom’s run for governor, a sign of loyalty that likely won’t be forgotten.

[quote] Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Garcia has been an outspoken supporter of the governor and the state’s handling of the crisis. Newsom offered his condolences to Garcia after the mayor’s mother, a Peruvian immigrant who brought him to the U.S. at age 5, and stepfather died of complications from COVID-19.

[quote] Garcia was also chosen as one of more than a dozen rising political stars to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention this year. When asked if they would support Garcia as the next U.S. senator from California, 57% of voters said yes in a recent poll conducted by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute.

Garcia (r) with husband Matthew Mendez

Just out of curiosity, has Katie Porter said that she wants to go to the Senate right now? (Yes, I presume she does but has anyone actually asked her?)

What do Kamala and DiFi say? I believe that they need to give the okay.

Who would be replacing Katie in the OC? It was no mean feat to win there, I'd hate to lose it in two years.

[quote] I'd hate to lose it in two years.

R73 You could lose it sooner than that. If a congressperson vacates a seat, the governor does not get to name the replacement. A special election is called. That was learned that the hard way in the 25th district. The fight to turn that one blue was finally accomplished when democrat Katie Hill won the seat from Trumper Steve Knight back in 2016. But then we got Hill's sex scandal, and she had to resign. In the special election held earlier this year ((during lockdown), Trumper Mike Garcia won the seat back for something like nine months. Of course, that also allowed him to put himself on ballot as "the incumbent." We're still waiting on election results. Garcia currently leads democrat Christy Smith BY JUST104 VOTES. They're still sitting at 86.5% counted.

r74 And two of Katie Porter's neighboring districts that flipped blue in '18 were flipped red last week.

So perhaps Katie could stay where she is?

How old is Garcia's husband? He looks very young in that pic.

R77 Ages in the "New York Times" from about two years ago when they married:

[quote] Robert Garcia and Matthew Sinclair Mendez were married Dec. 22 at First Congregational Church in Long Beach, Calif. The Rev. Elena Larson, a senior minister of the First Congregational Church of Long Beach, officiated.

[quote] Mr. Garcia (left), 42, is the mayor of Long Beach. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach, from which he also received a Ph.D. in education. He also has a master’s degree in communication studies from the University of Southern California.

[quote] He is a son of Gaby O’Donnell of Whittier, Calif.

[quote] Dr. Mendez, 33, is a professor of political science at California State University, Channel Islands. He graduated from San Jose State University and received a Ph.D. in political science from U.S.C.

[quote] He is a son of Juanita A. Alvarado of San Jose.

[quote] The couple met at a bar in West Hollywood, Calif. on the Fourth of July 2008.

Newsom, the Speaker, Schumer and DiFi will figure it out, probably without VP-elect Harris.

I wouldn't mind Porter stepping up, I'm just wondering if we have any idea who is actually on their short list for the job?

It's being reported that Xavier Becerra is Biden's pick for HHS Secretary, so that would take him off the slate for the Senate seat.

Here's Politico's article on the Newsom's rare chance to name three replacements, if he picks Padilla for Kamala's senate seat, because he would also get to name Padilla's replacement as well as Becerra's.

Sen. Eva Longoria :)

Twitter is demanding a Black woman.

Eva Longoria for Senate !!!!

Fuck Twitter.

Ol' Dianne is backing Padilla too.

How could Garcia be 42 two years ago in the NY Times in R78 but still 42 two years later in the LA Times when they’re talking about his COVID response.

He 42 at R72 and R78, articles written two years apart.

Honey, it's California. He'll be in his 40s for the next 20 years.

Katie Porter will not be chosen. Her house seat is too valuable and if she vacated it a Republican would win in a special election.

De Leon should be asked to take the seat.

R87 R88 It's possible this "issue" with Garcia's age has something to do with when the articles were written/published, and the closeness to his actual birthday. The date on the NYT article has it printed December 23, 2018. At that point, Garcia had just turned 41 three weeks prior on December Dec. 2, 2018, so maybe someone got it wrong or added a year because 2018 was almost over? .. Anyway, the more recent L.A. Times article was printed November 7, 2020, so at that point, he actually was still 42, and just turned 43 five days ago.

Garcia looks 53 not 43.

[quote] Robert Garcia

I feel for him. He lost [italic]both[/italic] parents to covid.

[quote] I feel for him. He lost both parents to covid.

And we have a winner !!!!!

Hollywood loves nothing more than a good story about redemption and triumph.

Long Beach is more than four times the size of South Bend.

That should qualify him for something!

They should appoint an Asian-Latino and call it a day.

What about the Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis ? It's time to honor our Greek American communities.

A Native American Latino will also be ideal.

Is Katie black?