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  Same reason I don't pay attention to senate news stories in Alabama.
  
  You mean you're not interested in reading about a "senator" who thinks the three branches of government are Offense, Defense, and Special Teams?
context: Wow, I was really expecting a run by Schiff, but kudos to Porter for not lallygagging around! >
  
  Schiff could still put his hat in, but he has a great position in the House. He's the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and a senior member on both Appropriations and Foreign Affairs. Porter is a two-term backbencher who sits at the bottom of every committee she gets assigned to.
  If Schiff stepped up, he'd be the new guy in the Senate and give up all the benefits of his House seniority. Porter doesn't have anything to lose on that front.  
  EDIT: Yes, McCarthy took Schiff off the committee. McCarthy probably won't be speaker for the entire 118th Congress, let alone for the rest of Schiff's political career. Call me crazy, but I suspect Hakeem Jeffries will give Schiff his job back if the chamber flips again. >
  
  Schiff also has a very safe seat, and Porter does not. >
  
  I think Porter also has a brighter future in the party. I wouldn't be shocked if she runs for president at some point down the line. I don't think Schiff ever would. >
  
  I am totally down for a president Katie Porter. >
  
  The State of the Union, brought to you by This Massive Whiteboard. >
  
  She's so great at that, though!  Warren and Obama are great communicators, but Porter is more on point with how the public needs to be delivered information. With a literal whiteboard and some "now listen up you little shits" middle-school teacher swagger. >
  
  Oh, it’s not a dig at her. I absolutely think she’d be the first person to do a PowerPoint deck for TSoTU if she were elected. >
  
  Haha yeah totally, I get you 👍 >
  
  It would be better for Feinstein to go voluntarily, but she has had troubles over the last few years, so I guess this is a necessary step.  And Katie is great.  I hope this works out for her. >
  
  I'm wondering if maybe she's putting it out there too, in the event that Feinstein does suddenly die in the next 1.5 years and the governor would have to pick a new person. >
  
  
  Porter made her announcement despite neither of California’s sitting senators, Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, saying they plan to vacate their seats. Padilla, 49, won election in November to his first full term. Feinstein, 89, last year filed initial paperwork to run for reelection in 2024.
  
  Wonder if the party is putting the gears to Feinstein to finally retire. >
  
  She definitely needs to retire. Katie should primary her if she refuses. >
  
  If she won’t willingly retire, then Katie needs to brutally punish Feinstein for her failing mental capacity. 
  It is embarrassing that the party is not more vocal in trying to get her to retire today, let alone not support a primary challenger to her seat. >
  
  Because it's been a nonstop torrent of insanity for two and a half years, and I can barely hold onto the stuff I need for my local elections, never mind worry about a senate election in CA that'll produce a Democrat every time. Same reason I don't pay attention to senate news stories in Alabama.