appointed by Gavin Newsom. Is she the person that people like Pelosi wanted to take Feinstein's place? I remember reading that the reason they were doing this Weekend at Bernie schtick towards the end was that they didn't want Feinstein to retire before the next election--they wanted to avoid an appointed replacement.
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The issue was that the Republicans would (and will) filibuster her replacement on the Judiciary Committee and as a result hold up judicial appointments.
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