Aging is far from a new problem for the Senate, where both parties reward seniority and are reluctant to push their elders aside. But rarely has someone with Ms. Feinstein’s limitations been asked to take so prominent a stage in a battle fraught with such political risk. “The groups want blood. Out of respect, none of her colleagues would state their concerns on the record. Ms. Feinstein is expected to hew closely to an opening statement prepared with staff, and leave any procedural brawling to lower-ranking Democrats.

Source: New York Times October 10, 2020 13:52 UTC