An early exit could have fundamentally altered the ongoing contest to replace her.
By returning to DC today, Sen. Dianne Feinstein avoided blowing up California’s Senate race.
Say an ailing Feinstein had stepped down before completing her term and Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to appoint a replacement. Unless he selected a true caretaker who was fully committed to not seeking a full term, Newsom could have given someone an essentially insurmountable edge over the rest of the field.
Feinstein had been facing increasing calls to return or resign, including from some Democratic colleagues, as her prolonged absence prevented the Senate Judiciary Committee from advancing judicial nominations and threatened further chaos as a nearly-tied Senate faces a looming debt fight.
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