"“The past six months have given San Franciscans the opportunity to hear candidates for Congress make their case for the future of our city and our country. I have been watching this race closely with all of you and I believe one candidate stands above the rest,” Pelosi said in a Monday statement, per KRON4."
"“Connie Chan is the leader best prepared to carry forward the fight for San Francisco in the Congress of the United States,” Pelosi said. Earlier, Pelosi had added that it would be “exciting” for San Francisco to elect its first Asian American representative to Congress as well."
"The endorsement comes after the last poll in the race, from EMC Research, sponsored by Families for an Affordable SF, had Chan polling higher than challenger Saikat Chakrabarti for the first time in the race. (The New York Times notes that this pollster does not meet their criteria for reliable polling.)"
"The poll has frontrunner Scott Wiener polling at 38%, with Chan at 22% and Chakrabarti close behind at 21%. A poll from just a week earlier, from another pollster not approved by the NYT, found Wiener at 40%, Chakrabarti at 18%, and Chan at 17%. Moderate Republican-turned-Democrat candidate Marie Hurabiell, meanwhile, has been polling around 5%."
Nancy Pelosi moved from a brief, hedged endorsement to an official, full-throated endorsement of San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan for Congress. Pelosi said voters had the chance over the past six months to hear candidates make their case for the future of the city and the country, and she believes one candidate stands above the rest. Pelosi stated that Chan is the leader best prepared to carry forward the fight for San Francisco in the U.S. Congress and added that it would be exciting for San Francisco to elect its first Asian American representative to Congress. The endorsement followed a poll showing Chan ahead of Saikat Chakrabarti for the first time, while Scott Wiener remained the frontrunner and other candidates trailed.
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