Oprah Winfrey doesn’t want to replace 89-year-old Senator Dianne Feinstein

What’s happening with Senator Dianne Feinstein is a travesty. It’s bad for Feinstein, it’s bad for the Senate and it’s bad for the Democratic Party. Feinstein is the senior senator from California, a longtime figure in California politics and she’s also 90 years old and in very poor health. Feinstein just came back to Washington after recuperating from shingles for ten weeks. Reportedly, Feinstein is so confused, she’s been saying some truly wild things to the media, and her staffers are covering up just how bad it is. Instead of pressuring Feinstein to simply resign and have her replacement appointed by the Democratic governor of California, the Democrats are simply sitting on their hands and refusing to do anything. Still, there are names being floated for who could possibly replace Feinstein. One of those names: Oprah! Only she doesn’t want the job.

If California Sen. Dianne Feinstein leaves Congress before her term is over, she won’t be replaced by Oprah Winfrey. The media mogul’s spokeswoman on Thursday threw cold water on the idea that Winfrey could make a foray into politics, saying she “is not considering the seat should it become vacant.”

Winfrey, who has never held public office, has repeatedly turned down appeals to run for president. An endorsement from the talk show host moves markets, pushing millions of Americans to try new diets and turning books into bestsellers overnight.

The Montecito resident’s name had been floated in several media outlets as a possible replacement for Feinstein, who is frail after being hospitalized with shingles.

The Democratic senator, who turns 90 next month, was absent from Washington for 10 weeks and has been using a wheelchair to get to committee hearings since returning to Capitol Hill. She is visibly thinner, with drooping in her face and eyelid that is apparently caused by Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a side effect of shingles that is usually temporary. Feinstein has vowed to serve out the rest of her term, which ends in January 2025. Three members of the House of Representatives are competing for her seat on next year’s ballot: Reps. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), Katie Porter (D-Irvine) and Barbara Lee (D-Oakland).

[From The LA Times via DListed]

I remember when Feinstein ran for reelection in 2018 and people complained about how she was too old and out-of-touch even then, and that was before it was so obvious that her staffers were doing everything for her. So… yeah… I don’t know. I think it’s fair to let the primaries play out next year, but in the meantime, we need to get Feinstein the hell out of that seat. I can see why Oprah wouldn’t be interested in filling a temporary seat, but something needs to be done.

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