Pelosi filed for reelection this morning; at this rate, Wiener's going to be termed out of the State Senate by the time he can finally run for the promotion.
Pelosi filed for reelection this morning; at this rate, Wiener's going to be termed out of the State Senate by the time he can finally run for the promotion.
I wouldn't be surprised if she sticks around for another term after this one, but filing for reelection at this point is more pro forma than anything. It enables her to fundraise giant gobs of money. Considering the election results, there's presumably a lot of pressure on her to do that to help set us up for 2026.
If I were her I'd like to help organize a big Dem House win in 2026 (and it's close enough that we don't really need a "wave" to take it back). Then finally retire after that last crowning achievement.
I would hope when Pelosi ends up retiring that it won't be just Weiner running in the primary. I had this criticism of how the CA-12 race ended up being when Barbara Lee announced her run for the Senate.
Frankly, with San Francisco having already voting Mayor London Breed out of office and voting for the Measure to establish an Inspector General's office in city government, I would prefer the CA-11 race to be competitive in the primary process so San Francisco voters actually have more choices.
Also, just from knowing the liberal base of SF, they aren't unanimously fans of Weiner.
Pelosi filed for reelection this morning; at this rate, Wiener's going to be termed out of the State Senate by the time he can finally run for the promotion.
I wouldn't be surprised if she sticks around for another term after this one, but filing for reelection at this point is more pro forma than anything. It enables her to fundraise giant gobs of money. Considering the election results, there's presumably a lot of pressure on her to do that to help set us up for 2026.
If I were her I'd like to help organize a big Dem House win in 2026 (and it's close enough that we don't really need a "wave" to take it back). Then finally retire after that last crowning achievement.
I would hope when Pelosi ends up retiring that it won't be just Weiner running in the primary. I had this criticism of how the CA-12 race ended up being when Barbara Lee announced her run for the Senate.
Frankly, with San Francisco having already voting Mayor London Breed out of office and voting for the Measure to establish an Inspector General's office in city government, I would prefer the CA-11 race to be competitive in the primary process so San Francisco voters actually have more choices.
Also, just from knowing the liberal base of SF, they aren't unanimously fans of Weiner.