Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is being floated as a potential replacement for ailing Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) should the 89-year-old lawmaker step down before the end of her term, according to …
should the 89-year-old lawmaker step down before the end of her term, according to a report.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom would be tasked with choosing Feinstein’s successor should she retire before the 2024 election.Newsom has previously vowed to appoint a black woman should Feinstein’s seat open up.During the 2022 midterm elections, Winfrey waded into politics and, including John Fetterman in Pennsylvania, Cheri Beasley in North Carolina, Val Demmings in Florida, Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin, Beto O’Rourke in Texas, Raphael Warnock in Georgia and Stacey Abrams in Georgia.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is reportedly considering picking Oprah Winfrey to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein if the lawmaker chooses to resign.For instance, in a November 2018 speech during one of Abrams’ Georgia gubernatorial runs, Winfrey said, “I am not here because I am making some grandstand, because I’m thinking about running myself. I don’t want to run. I am not trying to test any waters, don’t want to go in those waters.
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