"State Sen. Scott Wiener is a strategic and effective legislator who rarely lets emotion make his decisions - much like Nancy Pelosi, whose congressional seat he would like to take. It has been a wide-open secret for years that Wiener wanted to make a run for federal office when or if Pelosi retired, but he's also been deferential to the elder stateswoman of California politics and has made it equally clear that he would wait his turn in the brutal and parochial machine of San Francisco politics. Until now."
"The San Francisco Standard broke the news Thursday that Wiener is running on the 2026 ballot, though he has yet to formally announce. It is news that shocked even those deep in the dog-eat-dog world of S.F. politics and ignited the inevitable news cycle about whether Pelosi (who was instrumental in removing President Biden from the 2024 race for age-related issues) is being Bidened herself. It also ensures a contentious race that will be nationally watched by both MAGA and the progressive left, both of which take issue with Wiener. Oh, the drama."
"Back in stilettos Take it for what you will, but a few months after having hip replacement surgery, Pelosi is (literally) back in her stiletto heels and raising beaucoup dollars for Proposition 50, the ballot initiative meant to gerrymander California voting maps to counteract a GOP cheat-fest in Texas. Yes, she's 85, but she's no Joe. She is also, however, no spring chicken. So the national debate on whether Democrats need not just fresh but younger candidates has officially landed in the City by the Bay, though Wiener remains both practical and polite enough to not frame it that way. He'll leave that to the journalists, who have hounded Pelosi for months to announce whether she will seek another term, a question she has declined to directly answer."
State Sen. Scott Wiener is running on the 2026 ballot to seek Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat, though he has not yet formally announced. Wiener long intended to pursue federal office if Pelosi retired but had previously deferred to her and signaled he would wait his turn in San Francisco politics. The development surprised many within the city's political machine and has attracted national attention from both MAGA supporters and the progressive left, both critical of Wiener. Pelosi, age 85, has resumed campaigning and fundraising for Proposition 50 after hip replacement surgery and her team says any decision on her future will wait until after ballots are counted.
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