{"id":76729,"date":"2017-07-02T09:14:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T13:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=76729"},"modified":"2017-07-02T09:18:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T13:18:41","slug":"shifty-schiff-could-use-trump-russian-witch-hunt-to-launch-senate-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=76729","title":{"rendered":"Is Adam Schiff using the Russian witch hunt to run for the Senate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>SHIFTY SCHIFF COULD USE TRUMP-RUSSIAN WITCH HUNT TO LAUNCH SENATE BID<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->BY\u00a0DONN MARTEN<br \/>\nDowntrend.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/adamschiff-600-x-337.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76730\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/adamschiff-600-x-337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/adamschiff-600-x-337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/adamschiff-600-x-337-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a story that pretty much sums up what the entire carnival of perversion about the Russians colluding with Trump to cheat Hillary out of the presidency, it is being reported that Adam Schiff is mulling a run for a U.S. Senate seat.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats\u2019 chief inquisitor who has done his best imitation of Tail Gunner Joe in the obscene and ridiculous farce that is the House Intelligence Committee investigation into Russian election meddling could benefit hugely from the exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollyweird\u00a0based congressman was until recently a no-name schmuck back bencher but saw his opening for fame and fortune by heading up the witch hunt against President Donald Trump and his associates over innuendo and evidence-free allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff\u2019s dog and pony show was badly hamstrung after Intel Committee leader Devin Nunes appeared to have found real evidence of mass surveillance \u2013 including Trump\u2019s campaign team if not the POTUS himself \u2013 and is currently in limbo.<\/p>\n<p>But the hearings have already nicely served the agenda of shifty Schiff who is reportedly seeking to parlay his newfound name recognition into high political office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/855351668443164673\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" 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occasionally devastating takes on the Russia probe\u2019s latest developments.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff\u2019s near-constant presence on TV is valuable in a state with 53 members of Congress who compete for attention with movie stars. And it\u2019s practically a requirement for achieving name recognition in a state with eight major media markets that make it nearly impossible to reach voters through commercials.<\/p>\n<p>His fast-rising profile is fueling speculation he might be laying the groundwork for a run for higher office \u2014 for the Senate or governor\u2019s mansion, or maybe even the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff himself acknowledges harboring grander ambitions but adds the obligatory qualifiers in an interview: He\u2019s busy with his current job and hopes that Dianne Feinstein, California\u2019s 83-year-old senator, will seek reelection in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>AND<\/p>\n<p>Several California newspapers have listed Schiff as a possible candidate for Senate if Feinstein decides to retire, while also noting the fourth-term senator appears to be preparing for another run. There are many other possible Democratic contenders, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, State Senate President Kevin de Leon, Secretary of State Alex Padilla, former Rep. Ellen Tauscher and billionaire Democratic activist Tom Steyer.<\/p>\n<p>But Schiff\u2019s frequent appearances on national TV, including a recent sit-down on Comedy Central\u2019s \u201cThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah,\u201d would give him an advantage if the Senate seat opens up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Schiff won\u2019t come right out and say it, like millions of Americans he must be secretly hoping that the mummified\u00a0DiFi finally calls it a career next year. I mean how long can these mummified career politicians continue to stick around?<\/p>\n<p>With the angry loons who have now seized control of the Democratic Party and have embraced wild-assed conspiracy theories as holy writ it would seem that Schiff would be a natural leader for them. Who knows, if California ever does secede from the U.S. then Schiff could even become its king.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/downtrend.com\/donn-marten\/shifty-schiff-could-use-trump-russian-witch-hunt-to-launch-senate-bid\">http:\/\/downtrend.com\/donn-marten\/shifty-schiff-could-use-trump-russian-witch-hunt-to-launch-senate-bid<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHIFTY SCHIFF COULD USE TRUMP-RUSSIAN WITCH HUNT TO LAUNCH SENATE BID<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76729\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}