Gavin Newsom must decide the future of California’s democratic politics

In the coming months, California Gov. Gavin Newsom will single-handedly reshape the face of the state’s Democratic Party. In the final episode of The Point newspaper, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains how Newsom came to power and what that means for his political intentions. MORE SOURCES AND READING: One seat, competitive pressure on Newsom’s Senate election
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/us/California-senate-seat-padilla-newsom.html

The pressure is on Newsom to make new California senator Harris a success
https://www.kqed.org/news/11849699/pressure-mounts-on-newsom-over-pick-to-succeed-harris-as-californias-new-senator

Representative Karen Bass: Senate representative Kamala Harris should be an African American woman
https://www.foxla.com/the-issue-is/rep-karen-bass-kamala-harris-senate-replacement-should-be-an-african-american-woman

Dianne Feinstein says she is in favor of Padilla to replace Harris in the Senate
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/dianne-feinstein-alex-padilla-kamala-harris-california-senator/index.html

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