This thread seems excellent on Gavin Newsom's choice to replace Diane Feinstein.
https://progressives.social/@chargrille/111167353764361491
Really, it couldn't have been anything other than a deal made in a (crack cocaine) smoke filled room.
For those wondering, treat the cocaine bit as rumor. I can't prove it. But rumors spread widely and I'm inclined to believe this one even if it's possible I'm simply failing to distinguish Gavin Newsom's behavior from the psychopathy our system of social organization encourages and rewards.