> The problem with this from the SV point of view is that if you sabotage Feinstein, you don't get another Democrat. You get a Republican. Well, not necessaril

> The problem with this from the SV point of view is that if you sabotage Feinstein, you don't get another Democrat. You get a Republican. Well, not necessarily. California abolished partisan primaries a few years ago. The way it works now is that all candidates for a position run in the same primary, and the top two advance to the general election, regardless of affiliation. I'm not sure if there have been any races so far that involved two Democrats (it's only been two or so election cycles since the change) but the 2016 Senate race seems likely to be between two Democrats. Of course there's still the problem of finding a Democrat with enough clout and balls to challenge Feinstein in 2018.