| − | '''Dianne Feinstein''' (pronounced fine-stine), (b. June 22, 1933 - d. September 29, 2023; age 90), was the senior United States Senator from [[California]], member of the [[Democratic Party]] and outspoken anti-[[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[bigot]],<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/senate-democrats-show-off-their-anti-religious-bigotry/2017/09/14/30f11e5e-9970-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html</ref> and communist China beloved.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dianne-feinstein-lauds-china-as-a-respectable-nation-in-senate-committee-hearing/ Dianne Feinstein Lauds China as a ‘Respectable Nation’ in Senate Committee Hearing]</ref> Her own California Democratic Party initially rejected her bid for reelection in 2018 by a vote of 65%-7% in favor of her opponent, Kevin de León,<ref>https://ktla.com/2018/07/14/kevin-de-leon-wins-endorsement-of-california-democratic-party-leaders-in-rebuke-of-dianne-feinstein/</ref> but Feinstein remained on the ballot and facilitated the last-minute [[Kavanaugh smear]], and then won reelection. | + | '''Dianne Feinstein''' (pronounced fine-stine), (b. June 22, 1933 - d. September 28, 2023; age 90), was the senior United States Senator from [[California]], member of the [[Democratic Party]] and outspoken anti-[[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[bigot]],<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/senate-democrats-show-off-their-anti-religious-bigotry/2017/09/14/30f11e5e-9970-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html</ref> and communist China beloved.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dianne-feinstein-lauds-china-as-a-respectable-nation-in-senate-committee-hearing/ Dianne Feinstein Lauds China as a ‘Respectable Nation’ in Senate Committee Hearing]</ref> Her own California Democratic Party initially rejected her bid for reelection in 2018 by a vote of 65%-7% in favor of her opponent, Kevin de León,<ref>https://ktla.com/2018/07/14/kevin-de-leon-wins-endorsement-of-california-democratic-party-leaders-in-rebuke-of-dianne-feinstein/</ref> but Feinstein remained on the ballot and facilitated the last-minute [[Kavanaugh smear]], and then won reelection. |
| | In April 2023 the [[Dem]] [[Establishment]] rudely demanded that Feinstein leave her committee chairmanship immediately, despite how it was already understood that she would retire rather than run for reelection in 2024. [[California]] Gov. [[Gavin Newsom]] has vowed to appoint a black woman if Feinstein retires during her term, while Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] reportedly wants to run for this seat in 2024.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/16/schiff-dem-house-leadership-00067996</ref> | | In April 2023 the [[Dem]] [[Establishment]] rudely demanded that Feinstein leave her committee chairmanship immediately, despite how it was already understood that she would retire rather than run for reelection in 2024. [[California]] Gov. [[Gavin Newsom]] has vowed to appoint a black woman if Feinstein retires during her term, while Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] reportedly wants to run for this seat in 2024.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/16/schiff-dem-house-leadership-00067996</ref> |