CA-SEN: Feinstein faces competitive vote for party endorsement at Democratic convention this weekend

[RandySF]

PERSONAL NOTE: I have always been generally supportive of Feinstein over her 26-year career but I wonder if she is what America and California needs in 2018. I will vote for her in June to ensure at least one Democrat on the November ballot, then decide of de Leon is the change we need.



Democrats are sure to bash the Trump administration and get fired up over the 2018 midterms when they gather in San Diego for the state party convention this weekend. But when it comes to handing out the coveted party endorsement, one of the state’s most legendary politicians could be in for a major snub.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a 25-year-incumbent, is on paper the favorite to win the state party endorsement in her bid for a fifth full term. But the activists and delegates who show up for party conventions tend to be more liberal than the average Democratic voter in the state, which could help her main challenger, State Senate leader Kevin de León.

It won’t be easy for either team to secure the 60 percent of delegate votes needed to win the official party backing. That high threshold makes a party endorsement even less likely in the also-competitive governor’s race, where a crowded field of Democrats is facing off.

Both Feinstein and de León’s campaigns have showered attention on the more than 3,000 party delegates over the last few weeks — a sign that they’re taking the endorsement vote Saturday afternoon seriously. Feinstein hosted a conference call with several hundred delegates, sent them mailers and advertised to them on social media, while de León has met personally with delegates up and down the state, his campaign says.


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