Saikat Chakrabarti, a former Silicon Valley engineer and the previously chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is making a longshot bid to challenge Nancy Pelosi for her congressional seat. Despite a sizeable personal fortune, he has low name recognition. Amid questions about Pelosi's future, given her impending 86th birthday, Chakrabarti criticizes the current Democratic leadership, including its failure to adapt. His political background includes working on the Bernie Sanders campaign and helping Ocasio-Cortez's rise, positioning him as a progressive alternative in the race.
"[Pelosi] gave an interview, where [a reporter] asked her point-blank, what did Democrats do wrong,' and her answer was basically nothing, Democrats don't need to change," Chakrabarti told KGO. "I really disagree with that."
"Iâve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is for her 21st term!"
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