Posted on 03/10/2018 8:53:44 AM PST by MarvinStinson
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) has refused to endorse his Senate colleague Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) in her primary campaign.
The 84-year-old Feinstein seeks to retain her seat in the face of progressive challengers, and Sanders declined to endorse any candidate in the race, The Hill reports. The California Democratic Party was split on the race, and Sanders said he would leave the matter of who to nominate up to voters in the Golden State.
"It’s an issue for the people of California," Sanders told The Hill.
A reporter followed up by asking if he would stay out of the race, to which Sanders said, "Yeah."
Feinstein was a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, in which Clinton fought off Sanders’ challenge from the left.
"He ought to be able to read the signposts as well as anybody else, and if he did that, he would know that it’s all over," Feinstein said of Sanders during the presidential primary.
Sanders has been willing to endorse other Democratic challengers in their primaries, notably backing progressive Marie Newman against moderate Rep. Dan Lipinski (D., Ill.).
Feinstein rival and California State Senate leader Kevin de León received the support of a majority of delegates from the state Democratic Party but failed to reach the 60 percent needed to earn the party’s endorsement. He has run on a progressive platform not unlike Sanders’, endorsing Medicare for all and other large expenditures.
De León has said he will fight harder than Feinstein, whom progressives consider too much of a centrist.
"California Democrats are hungry for new leadership that will fight for California values from the front lines, not equivocate on the sidelines," de León said in a statement after the state party convention.
California 2018 primary elections are scheduled for June 5.
When diane feinstein isn’t liberal enough you KNOW you have lost ouch with America.
Scary $**t when difi ain’t lefty liberal enough huh?
Is there a Republican running out there?
Feinstein was illegally spied on by the CIA.
They want her gone to avoid jailtime for themselves.
Yes, she is a liberal hack... but the USA would be better off if she had the power to publicize the lawbreaking against her.
I don’t know if people in kalifornia have a choice other than left and left nut.
I have yet to hear either Bernie Sanders or Dianne Feinstein address the current DNC problems of Farrakhan and his hatred of the Jews. How can they, as people of Jewish heritage, even belong to such a party?
Is there a Republican running out there?
last one left the office and turned the lights off. I doubt there is anyone left.
Sanders isn’t a Democrat. Why would he endorse her? Does she gave a check?
No. A Democrat would win the seat.
Its Blue CA we’re talking about.
Here’s her rival..admitting half his familia are illegals
Total scumbag
Just as bad or worse than Luis Open Borders Gutierrez
Feinstein is the old, white, socialist-democrat party.
de Leon is the new, brown, foreign face of the progressive socialist-democrat-la raza party.
The reconquista continues relentlessly.
Who needs a liberal whitey to dole out free government stuff when they can elect one of their own color who can do it better?
I wonder if Moonbeam Brown has the brains to figure it out yet. Having more brains than Barbara Boxer isn't really a high bar to clear, but evidently Moonbeam can't do it.
Perfect description.
It's not liberalism. DiFi is a multimillionaire corporatist swamp-dwelling establishment swindler and Bernie Sanders is as much a swamp-drainer as Trump is. The Democratic establishment were successful at hobbling Sander's run whereas the GOP establishment failed with Trump.
And that’s it. Feinstein is too white. Pretty simple.
Sanders is vindictive evil man. Difi was the witch’s ally and helped derail him simple as that. And yes you know your party left the rails when Difi isn’t liberal enough.
Feinstein is a leftist schmuck that has managed to rape taxpayers by funnelling illicit payouts through her husband’s business holdings. She is a disgrace to the Senate and, what’s left of California. Greedy bitch that deserves to burn in hell. Other than that, she’s a swell lady.
Been in California since 1994. Made a different choice. Moving to Texas. No more outrageous taxes, outrageous power costs, outrageous housing prices, and consequently outageously long commute to work from where I can afford a house. Silcon valley is not the only place with tech anymore, we have a choice..
If you read about his past, this guy is a psychopath LOL. And now he’s kingmaker for the Democrats :-)
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