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July 29, 2003

Congressman starts draft Feinstein movement

From the AP, via SF GATE:

Rep. Cal Dooley on Tuesday became the first prominent California Democrat to call on Sen. Dianne Feinstein to run for governor to replace Gov. Gray Davis in the recall election.

Dooley, a moderate Democrat from Hanford in the Central Valley, said Democrats must have an alternative to Davis on the Oct. 7 ballot and pronounced Feinstein the state's most popular politician.

"It is no secret that Gov. Davis is in trouble, and I seriously doubt that he can survive the recall effort," Dooley said in a statement.

This could be a sign of things to come.

UPDATE. Rep. Loretta Sanchez of Orange County has joined Dooley in his call for Feinstein to run. Feinstein has no comment, which in itself is ominous. Is this choreographed?