The race to replace the late California senator Dianne Feinstein has come down to three Democrats and one Republican. On March 5, Californians will vote in a nonpartisan blanket primary to settle on two of these candidates to face off against each other in November. Toward that end, local media outlets hosted a debate on Monday night. It was a valuable exercise insofar as it demonstrated why California is defined by its unrealized potential.
The debate opened with questions about the ongoing crisis at the Southern border — the migrant inflows, improperly treated sewage seeping its way from Mexico into American waterways, and whether Joe Biden can and should take executive action to mitigate the disaster. For the most part, the candidates determined that the crisis is a result not of inaction on Biden’s part but on Congress’s.
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