Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement

Yahoo ^ | 10/1/2023 | Christopher Cadelago

[Alter Kaker]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, elevating the head of a fundraising juggernaut that works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights, according to a person familiar with the decision.

Newsom is moving swiftly to name the next senator, two days after Feinstein’s death and just as a perilously split Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown. Senate Democrats are in need of every vote in the closely divided chamber.

The announcement was expected to come Monday, and an adviser to the governor, Anthony York, told POLITICO that Newsom is making his appointment without putting limitations or preconditions on his pick running for the seat in 2024. That means Butler could decide to join the sprawling and competitive field of Democratic contenders seeking to succeed Feinstein, with special elections now layered on top of the March primary and November runoff.

Newsom’s selection of Butler comes at a moment of immense change in California’s political establishment, with millions of people still mourning the death of Feinstein, the barrier-breaking Senate lioness. Meanwhile the California governor, who was mentored by Feinstein, has been grappling with his own personal grief and the political ramifications of his choice to succeed her.

[No name given]

She must have gotten bullied for it as a child.

[CFW]

Adam Schiff just realized where he ranks when it comes to the “check your boxes” totem pole. LOL! If only he had higher cheek bones!

[MinorityRepublican]

[x]

“The Fonz” could be Laphonza’s nickname.

[Nervous Tick]

>> She be black.

Demonic, murdering black. And never needed a single vote to get to the Senate.

What a sad, sick joke the US Senate is.

[nutmeg]

God help us… 🙄

[ealgeone]

Laphonza??

[spokeshave]

Purple SEIU goon-ess.

[texas booster]

Here is a resized version, of whomever this is.

[nopardons]

I told everyone, on that thread about how Newsome was going to pick SPARKLES, that that was a load of tosh/absolute bollicks and some mental midget ( I don't remember the nic ), told me off, called me names, and generally insulted me.

I hope that he sees this, because I was correct, most posters were wrong, and I'm having the last laugh now! LOL

[x]

Enough with the trans BS.

Whatever her other problems are, she ain’t a man.

[NorthMountain]

[markman46]

Wow now the 24 cal senate election will be a real jungle primary.

[nutmeg]

ping 🙄

[NautiNurse]

Ironic that a lesbian is the president of abortion rights Emily’s List.

[kiryandil]

Cialis and Levitra.

[Maris Crane]

That’s sure to make Newsome President.

It’s a great move, Gav, you putz.

[Songcraft]

To commemorate his pick, the ghastly governor has asked that this song be played to honor his selection.

      "Laphonza"    (song link)

[rktman]

“That’s a man, baby!”. Austin Powers.

[Zathras]

Newsom has picked probably the most dangerous woman possible.
President of SEIU, the leader of the Purple People Beaters.
Originally they were “Janitors for Justice” and went after Silicon Valley companies.