Three Democrats who spoke to De León told The Times he intends to announce a Senate run Sunday morning. Their ability to even broach the prospect without immediate political blowback demonstrates how the political landscape has changed since Feinstein was first elected in 1992. One bit of evidence for De León supporters like Miller: Feinstein supported half of Trump’s Cabinet appointees, substantially more than newly elected California Sen. Kamala Harris. “The base of the Democratic Party isn’t just increasingly progressive. She used a 1990 speech at the California Democratic Party to express her support for the death penalty, a moment her campaign knew would draw loud boos.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 15, 2017 06:56 UTC