CONCILIATORY FEINSTEIN BACKS DAVIS CAMPAIGN.Byline: Michelle DeArmond Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. cast off six years of animosity over a campaign ad in which fellow Democrat Gray Davis compared her to a convicted felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. , and Wednesday, endorsed the lieutenant governor lieutenant governor n. Abbr. Lt. Gov. 1. An elected official ranking just below the governor of a state in the United States. 2. The nonelective chief of government of a Canadian province. for the state's highest office. ``What happened years ago - let's forget about it. I mean it's done,'' she said at the Pasadena Democratic headquarters where she and Davis joined hands on stage and raised them in the air before cheering supporters. ``And if there's one thing about me that's my strong point, it's I don't hold grudges. I couldn't exist if I held a grudge grudge tr.v. grudged, grudg·ing, grudg·es 1. To be reluctant to give or admit: even grudged the tuition money. 2. every time I didn't like something that somebody did or said about me.'' Feinstein said she decided to support Davis because, ``As the senior senator from the state of California, he's the one I believe I can work best with on a multitude of issues.'' Feinstein cited Davis' plans on education, considered one of her pet issues, as an area in which she's impressed with his ideas. The two are known for their acrimonious relationship, but Davis has sought in recent months to mend fences with Feinstein, who was considered a front-runner for governor until announcing she wouldn't run early this year. She threw her support in the primary behind Democratic Rep. Jane Harman
Jane Lakes Harman (born June 28 1945), is a seven-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 36th District of California (map). of Torrance. Davis met with Feinstein in Washington after winning the primary in June and declared the air between them clear. Feinstein later said Davis called the television ad ``one of the biggest mistakes he ever made.'' The advertisement in question ran during the 1992 U.S. Senate primary, when Davis compared Feinstein to hotel queen and convicted tax evader Leona Helmsley "Queen of Mean" redirects here. For the British presenter and game show host, see Anne Robinson. Leona Helmsley (July 4 1920 – August 20 2007) was a billionaire New York City hotel operator and real estate investor. . The commercial equated Helmsley's felony conviction to a Fair Political Practices Commission lawsuit that charged Feinstein with misreporting about $8 million in contributions and spending in her 1990 gubernatorial campaign. Davis lost that 1992 primary to Feinstein and she went on to beat the Republican challenger that November. |
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