“It Will Be Bruising”: Jockeying for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate Seat Has Already Begun

The 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein still hasn’t abandoned the possibility of a reelection bid, but “as far as California is concerned, the race is on, it is happening,” Los Angeles–based progressive strategist Anna Bahr told Vanity Fair. Two House Democrats—Orange County’s Katie Porter and San Gabriel Valley’s Adam Schiff—have already officially entered the race; others are waiting in the wings. Bahr predicts a messy, “elbows-out” race, given the state’s top-two primary system in which Californians can cast votes for anyone regardless of party registration, and the state’s expensive media market. The price tag of running for any viable candidate will likely… Read Full Article