Senator Dianne Feinstein is still in the Senate and has made no indication that she plans to step down, despite widespread concerns about her age (she’s nine years older than Joe Biden) and her health. Of course, none of that has stopped would-be successors like Katie Porter and Barbara Lee from making it known they’re eyeing her seat. Adam Schiff hasn’t declared his aspirations publicly, but it’s widely understood inside Capitol Hill that his interest in Feinstein’s seat is what held him back from challenging Hakeem Jeffries for Minority Leader. There will be other contenders, too—these top Democratic seats don’t open up every day in California.
The looming question, among others, formed the basis of my intimate chat about the real inside conversations coursing through our politics right now.
