Democrats brawl in California Senate race as progressives fear a lockout
BURBANK, Calif. — Open U.S. Senate seats don’t come along often in California elections. There has only been one in the last 30 years since it turned into a safe blue state. So it’s no surprise that the contest to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein has devolved into a pitched battle between prominent Democratic House members eyeing the coveted job.