California Senate Race Is The Hidden Story Of The 2016 Election

The front page of every major U.S. newspaper seemed to salute the historic nomination of Hillary Clinton as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party after her win in the California Primary Tuesday night, but perhaps the most interesting story took place in the race between the state’s Attorney General Kamala Harris and Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who led 32 other candidates and will face each other in a November runoff. With such large focus on Clinton, the mainstream media may have missed the story that could change our nation for the next six years. What makes this story so impactful is what it represents for a nation that has suffered from broken race relations for countless years. For the first time, we will see an African American woman take on a Hispanic woman for a congressional seat. With Harris capturing the largest share of the votes and Sanchez coming in second, both of these women are poised to make history for their communities, for the state of California, and for the U.S. Senate. In the state of California, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election in November, regardless of party affiliation. This will be the first time since voters started electing senators more than a century ago that a Republican will be absent from California’s general election ballot for the Senate. Before the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, state legislators elected senators. California, the home of Ronald Reagan, was once a reliable Republican state, but thanks to demographic shifts it has now shifted left.... Join #FOWLERNATION!! http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation Become a Patron!   / fowlershow   3 Steps To Join #FowlerNation! 1. Subscribe To The Fowler Show: http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation 2. 'Like' The Richard Fowler Show on Facebook   / richardfowlershow   3. 'Follow' Us on Twitter   / fowlershow   These Patrons make the Fowler Show possible ($20+ monthly donation on Patreon.com/FowlerShow) & we couldn't do it without them! Truthservers.com Are you a fan of The Fowler Show? Become a Patron & help support independent media! Learn more here:   / fowlershow   Want to help out but don't have any money to donate? Donate your account & help us get our stories out on social media. Learn more here: http://www.donateyouraccount.com/fowl... If you liked this clip, share it with your friends and hit that "like" button! 1,500 Subscriber Behind The Scenes Reward Video -    • Behind The Scenes At The Richard Fowler Sh...   Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes for free! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @fowlershow @richardafowler   / richardfowlershow   http://www.fowlershow.com   / fowlershow   Story At: http://www.ebony.com/news-views/kamal...