‘When Is It Time To Go?’ A Departing Senator’s Advice for Democrats

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‘When Is It Time To Go?’ A Departing Senator’s Advice for Democrats

The glass cabinet in the waiting room is empty, framed photos that used to hang on the wall have been carted away, and, except for the few remaining staffers speaking in low voices and the sound of packing tape fastening cardboard boxes, California Sen. Laphonza Butler’s office is quiet.  It’s a wonder that there is much to pack at all. Butler only moved into this space on the ground floor of the Hart Senate building — the same office her frie…