Skipping a Senate run, Butler gains time to rack up achievements, introduce herself to voters and lay groundwork for a future campaign. It's a smart move.
Laphonza Butler has been living a whirlwind these last few weeks. Overnight, she went from being a campaign strategist and behind-the-scenes operative — unknown to most, save political insiders — to a U.S. senator representing nearly 40 million residents of the most important state in the union. Even Butler was surprised when Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped her to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
That, too, would have been an issue. Neither, however, posed insurmountable hurdles. The greater impediments for Butler were time and money, two vital ingredients to political success. She would have started flat-footed against a formidable field of contenders, including Democratic Reps. Adam B. Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, who collectively have already amassed tens of millions of dollars. Butler, for her part, has not demonstrated particular fundraising prowess.
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