What if Laphonza Butler decides to run
for the Senate seat?
Posted By: NorthernDog, 10/10/2023 1:25:43 PM
The pipe dream of some Black women in California for the last three years has been getting one of their number into the United States Senate. Black women have been there before, in the persons of Carole Moseley Braun of Illinois, who served from 1993 to 1999, and California’s own Kamala Harris from 2016 until elected vice president in 2020. But for almost four years after Harris’ accession to the nation’s nominal No. 2 political job, there were none. That left a void Gov. Gavin Newsom three years ago vowed to fill if another vacancy arose in a California Senate
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GOP overwhelmingly stands with US ally:
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GOP overwhelmingly stands with US ally:
2023 poll 23 replies
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Of course she will want to keep the seat. The only good part is Schiff-for-brains will be blocked from getting into the Senate.