On the latest What Next: Calls for Dianne Feinstein to step down have been dubbed ageist and sexist—but there’s a straightforward, pragmatic reason for Democrats to want her to retire.
The 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein has stated she plans to retire at the end of her term, but her health-related absences have stymied the Democrats’ ability to confirm judges—one of the few things the party can actually do in a divided government., senior political writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, covering national and state politics.
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