California's governor has said he would appoint a Black woman to fill Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat if she resigns — but it won't be Lee, who's currently running for the position.
."The idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election after election."The perspective of Black women in the US Senate is sorely needed — and needed for more than a few months. Governor Newsom knows this, which is why he made the pledge in the first place.
If the Governor intends to keep his promise and appoint a Black woman to the Senate, the people of California deserve the best possible person for that job. Not a token appointment.” She makes a valid point. Newsom said he doesn't want to be unfair to Lee's opponents and"the people," but I’d argue he was going to have to place his own desire for diversity over the will of voters anyway if he was to follow through with his vow. It’s no secret thathe appointed to Feinstein’s seat — in this hypothetical scenario — would have the power of incumbency come election time.
to bestow this power upon a Black woman because he thought they deserved it. To be clear, this would have been a radical act — although I believe it would have been a radical and righteous one.
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