Chan and Chakrabarti's fight for No. 2 could clear Wiener's path to Congress

"Polls indicate that Wiener will likely receive some 40 percent of the votes in the primary, while the other leading candidates, District 1 supervisor Connie Chan and tech centimillionaire Saikat Chakrabarti, are likely to each receive about 20 percent."

"The only path for Chan or Chakrabarti to ultimately win in November is to win over all of the other's supporters, those numbers show. But, to Wiener's benefit, the fierce competition unfolding between supporters of the two progressives for the June 2 primary may be undermining that possibility."

""F**k Connie Chan," tweeted one Chakrabarti supporter. "Saikat is a fraud," a Chan supporter tweeted. Ouch. And it's only an appetizer of the enmity between the two rivals."

"Wiener, for his part, appears to prefer to face Chan in November over the deep-pocketed Chakrabarti, according to political advisors watching the race. He's so keen to see this happen that Wiener's camp has contributed to Chan's recent comeback: The state senator praised Chan in a recent video while criticizing Chakrabarti, and the Wiener camp also recently sponsored a poll which reinforced the idea that Chan and Chakrabarti are tied for second place."

Polls project Sen. Scott Wiener will finish first in the June 2 primary with about 40 percent of the vote. Connie Chan and Saikat Chakrabarti are projected to each receive about 20 percent. Chan or Chakrabarti would need to win over all of the other candidate’s supporters to win in November. Competition between the two progressive camps may reduce their ability to unite. Supporters trade harsh insults on social media, intensifying rivalry. Wiener appears to prefer facing Chan rather than Chakrabarti, and his camp has taken steps that support Chan’s momentum, including praising her while criticizing Chakrabarti and sponsoring polling that shows Chan and Chakrabarti tied for second. Recent polls show Chan and Chakrabarti nearly tied within margins of error, resetting the race outlook.

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