U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee might be routing in the race for the U.S. Senate seat as soon as held by Dianne Feinstein, however on Monday, she grabbed an endorsement that might give some energy as she chases after the frontrunner, U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff.
Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony, that withdrew his endorsement of Schiff in October over the congressman’s assistance of Israel in its recurring battle versus Hamas, switched over obligations and rather backed Lee, “citing her enduring pro-peace foreign policy record,” Lee’s workplace stated in a press release.
Lee, the only participant of Congress that elected versus providing a “blank check for endless war” in the days after Sept. 11, 2001, backs a cease-fire in the area, something Anthony additionally sustains.
“[Schiff’s] silence on a cease-fire is what really drew me to consider” no more backing him, Anthony informed The Washington Post. “And the continued silence is why I endorsed Barbara Lee.”
Burbank mayor withdraws endorsement of Schiff over Israel-Hamas battle
While Schiff stays in the lead, Anthony’s change to sustaining Lee might be upsetting to Schiff, as the congressman is a Burbank citizen that obtained Anthony’s endorsement at the start of the year.
Even though Anthony and Schiff have actually collaborated to assistance “women, LGBTQ individuals, gun violence prevention activists, and labor unions,” as the mayor stated in his October declaration, he might no more assistance Schiff “in good conscience” in the middle of the battle in Gaza.
“If my endorsement has any power whatsoever,” Anthony informed The Post, “I’m hoping it sheds a light not only on what is happening in our country, but what our country is doing in other countries.”
Schiff’s project did not instantly return an ask for remark.
