Nancy Pelosi endorses Connie Chan in San Francisco House race
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan in the race to succeed her in Congress. The endorsement comes two weeks before the election that will determine which two candidates advance to November. Pelosi's move ends weeks of more subtle expressions of support for Chan over other candidates including state Sen. Scott Wiener and self-funded candidate Saikat Chakrabarti.
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Coverage now splits three ways: democratic institutional concerns (CNN, Politico, The Hill), power succession narratives (NY Post), and active endorsement strategy (Washington Examiner), with outlets debating whether Pelosi's backing of Chan signals personal influence or party continuity.
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“Nancy Pelosi endorses Connie Chan to succeed her after 40 years in Congress”NYP NY Post RIGHT
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“Pelosi endorses San Francisco's Connie Chan to succeed her” · Politico, The Hill
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