The California Senate Race Begins With a Scuffle Over Candidates’ Progressive Bona Fides

The last few months have been a waiting game for Barbara Lee. Even as two of her junior House colleagues launched campaigns to succeed 89-year-old senator Dianne Feinstein, Lee “wanted to wait until the senator made her announcement” before making it official, says Katie Merrill, a general consultant for Lee. On Tuesday, that moment came when Feinstein told her colleagues she wouldn’t seek another six-year term at the Democratic caucus lunch. “There are times for all things under the sun, and I think that will be the right time,” Feinstein said of her decision to retire after she finishes out… Read Full Article