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Insurgent State Senator Kevin DeLeon has won the endorsement of the California Democratic Party over incumbent Dianne Feinstein in the runoff for U.S. Senator. Early reports state that DeLeon received 65% of the votes by members of the party’s Executive Board at its Bay area meeting, exceeding the required 60% threshold for a win. The result can be challenged for cause tomorrow morning.
Vern update: Our friend Victor is on the scene:
Exclusive interview with Kevin de León. Author of SB54 #SanctuaryState
Posted by Victor Valladares on Saturday, July 14, 2018
This is big, national news, and part of the ongoing story of progressives taking over the Democratic Party, the previous chapter being the primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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About Greg Diamond
Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-retired due to disability, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally runs for office against bad people who would otherwise go unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that.
Deposed as Northern Vice Chair of DPOC in April 2014 (in violation of Roberts Rules) when his anti-corruption and pro-consumer work in Anaheim infuriated the Building Trades and Teamsters in spring 2014, who then worked with the lawless and power-mad DPOC Chair to eliminate his internal oversight.
Expelled from DPOC in October 2018 (in violation of Roberts Rules) for having endorsed Spitzer over Rackauckas -- which needed to be done.
None of his pre-putsch writings ever spoke for the Democratic Party at the local, county, state, national, or galactic level, nor do they now.
One of his daughters co-owns a business offering campaign treasurer services to Democratic candidates and the odd independent. He is very proud of her. He doesn't directly profit from her work and it doesn't affect his coverage. (He does not always favor her clients, though she might hesitate to take one that he truly hated.)
He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.)
*We love the DINO’s like DeLeon. Feinstein has every possible Committee Chair should
the Dems win in November. With DeLeon he becomes an immediate “back bencher”!
Time to fight The Trumpster not your own folks. What? She doesn’t want to support
Bernieworld? So….either do a bunch of others – 100% of them being “Replicant RINO’s”!
When I have time I’ll make a partial list of things Dianne has done over the last 30 years that we didn’t like. Bernie’s got nothing to do with it.
(1) DeLeon’s not a DINO. Not even Feinstein is, though she’s closer to it.
(2) Feinstein has “every possible committee chair” if by that you mean that one committee Chair is the most that is possible.
(3) California is significant AND he’ll immediately become one of the most significant Latino leaders in the country. Don’t worry about “back-bencher.”
(4) She doesn’t even want to support one of the rides at Bernieworld.
(5) You mean the test tube rhinos being conceived? Who cares what they think?
*Here is the deal. So Diane was bought off by Jim Jones in the day! So Diane
was their when Harvey Milk and the Mayor was gunned down by White….So,
Diane was there when Nixon got Impeached….So, Diane is a terrible Anti-Gunner and doesn’t understand the Firearm Mentality, although she carries, So Diane has served on more Senatorial Committees than Dan Rostonkowski….So Diane has spent her entire life dealing with a whole bunch of baloney, arrogance and ineffective stupids. Diane needs to be there at this time, during The Trumpster Dictatorship. DeLeon, may have his heart in the right place, but he certainly doesn’t have the Time In Grade in the Senate. We do not need a Democratic Mike Lee. We already have Kamala, who is wonderful…but needs Diane’s daily nudge here and there! Diane sets a high
bar for old folks…..to keep them involved in the process. Diane is still with it.
Throughout the years we have fought many of Diane’s Assault Weapons Bans and the like….but on Social Issues, Defense, and the Economy…..she has lots to bring to the party. Don’t get us wrong…Diane is not infallible, but
we need her right now….badly. No more McCain or Flake and another Marco Rubio sellout because he has a family….is not the answer!