Now that Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the governor's race (welcome back to work, Gavin!), rumors are swirling that Senator Dianne Feinstein might take a stab as the new "it" Democratic candidate. Or not. Who's to say for sure. This speculation pops up all the time with DiFi.

While AP reports that "polls indicate she would be a heavy favorite if she chooses to run," odds are she won't go up against friend and colleague Jerry Brown, whose wedding she officiated in 2005.

Most likely, as Robert Cruickshank of Calitics muses, DiFi will endorse Brown. Cruickshank goes on to point out that "Feinstein also will likely be loath to give up her Senate seniority, which is likely to become even more important in the coming years ... a loss of Democratic seats in the Senate would make DiFi even more powerful and important than she is now, as she's seen as a bipartisan dealmaker."

Feinstein, if you recall, made an unsuccessful bid for governor way back in 1990, losing to Pete Wilson.