Ethnic battles brewing in 2016 California U.S. Senate race?

*Tension are building in California over the race to replace Barbara Boxer. One way or another this will be resolved at the polls, but will this possible rift have consequences down the line? VL

By Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Gate

Could California’s open 2016 U.S. Senate race turn into a a tussle between two powerhouse Democratic ethnic voting blocs — Latinos and African Americans?

That’s what some experts are saying after Democratic California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who is half African American and half Indian American, quickly assumed the role as the front-runner when she became the first declared candidate in the race to replace retiring U.S> Sen. Barbara Boxer. Endorsements have been rolling in — but now the California Legislative Latino Caucus is pushing back.

Many of them are urging former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a national Latino leader who headed the U.S. Conference of Mayors, to jump into the race. The filing deadline is more than a year away.

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[Photo by Antonio Villaraigosa]

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