LateToCult 41,988 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 SACRAMENTO — Alex Padilla, California’s secretary of state, has been appointed to fill the Senate seat held by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday, capping months of intense political jockeying among Democratic factions in the state. The son of Mexican-born immigrants who settled in Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley, Mr. Padilla, 47, will be the first Latino senator from California, where Latinos are about 40 percent of the population. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/us/politics/alex-padilla-kamala-california-senate.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 My God, the Democrat establishment is such a clique its unbelievable. We criticize Republicans for promoting cronyism, and yet... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Biden 5,898 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, bionic said: My God, the Democrat establishment is such a clique its unbelievable. We criticize Republicans for promoting cronyism, and yet... Padilla is literally super experienced, very liberal and was long rumored to be the pick. Nobody should be surprised by this selection I got drunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,580 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, bionic said: My God, the Democrat establishment is such a clique its unbelievable. We criticize Republicans for promoting cronyism, and yet... So I take it he’s the bad kind of Dem huh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 41,988 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Just now, StarstruckIllusion said: So I take it he’s the bad kind of Dem huh They were looking for someone who can get elected on their own merits once Kamala’s original term is over. This guy is tested in statewide elections and seems to be very popular in the state already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matangi 3,050 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 57 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said: So I take it he’s the bad kind of Dem huh Bingo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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