US Senator Dianne Feinstein fails to win the official endorsement of the California Democratic Party, as she seeks her fifth term in Washington, but her supporters say it won’t hurt her with a broader swath of voters.
Party activists were more eager to back her primary challenger, state senate leader Kevin de Leon, who is crafting himself as a fresh face with stronger progressive credentials. However, he too fails to earn the 60 percent support he needed to win the endorsement.
Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif. chairing an Interior Department subcommittee hearing on appropriations on June 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) ,
That means neither candidate will get the party’s seal of approval or extra campaign cash leading into the June primary. The decision came from more than 3,000 activists gathered for the party’s annual convention this weekend, an event aimed at generating enthusiasm for the midterm elections.
For Feinstein, it is the first time she has failed to win the party’s backing since her first successful US Senate campaign in 1994. But she also has never faced a credible primary challenger. This time around, there is no Republican running in the contest, meaning a showdown between de Leon and Feinstein was likely from the start.
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