• zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      She's a sock puppet for her donors and for state party bosses. Like, the ideal Senator would just be a life sized mechanical turk that people can operate from under a big table in the Senate. But she's the next best alternative.

      • Wertheimer [any]
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        3 years ago

        Working as planned:

        During that Jan. 20 hearing, and during a Feb. 3 hearing for a similar bill to loosen phone makers’ control over app purchases, a staff member hovered at Feinstein’s right hand during every roll call, sitting down once she had cast her vote.

      • footfaults [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        There is also nasty rumors about how her staff actually love that her brain is pudding, because that allows them to make policy on her behalf and reap the rewards.

        Wormtongue never had it so good

        • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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          3 years ago

          I imagine she's not the only Senator with that kind of staff relationship. Chuck Grassley's practically a marionette, these days.

    • regul [any]
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      3 years ago

      I mean, de Leon had the endorsement of the CA Democratic Part. The national Dems did, I guess.