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The Fundamental Choice Between Dianne Feinstein and Kevin de Leon for U.S. Senate

5:23 PM PDT on October 29, 2018

President George W. Bush shakes hands with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as he talks with the media after touring the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, with Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and FEMA Director David Paulison. Courtesy of White House.

Here’s Part 6 of our L.A. Taco Voter Guide, focusing on the U.S. Senate race between two Democrats, incumbent Dianne Feinstein and challenger Kevin De Leon.

[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he other day Kevin de Leon, a candidate for United States Senate for California, stopped by the clubhouse in my condo complex to meet and greet potential voters.

De Leon was confident, energetic, poised. He hit all the right progressive notes, arguing for a more combative leftist approach in Washington against the rising tide of Trumpism. He needled his opponent, the senior Democratic senator from San Francisco, Dianne Feinstein. “She already works with [Republicans], she has the seniority,” De Leon told us. “We need a fighter in there.”