Ex-AOC Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti Explains Why He's Challenging Nancy Pelosi

Ex-AOC Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti Explains Why He's Challenging Nancy Pelosi

Saikat Chakrabarti is running to unseat Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco -- which may sound sacrilegious to Democrats -- but he says the old guard's time is up ... because Americans want drastic new ideas. Saikat, a tech millionaire who was Alexandria…

Dems’ Campaign Chief Unfazed by Primary Challenges to Pelosi, Hoyer

Next year, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the former House speaker, faces a spirited primary challenge from Saikat Chakrabarti, a onetime top aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., has drawn primary opposition in his district from volunteer firefighter Harry Jarin. Pelosi is 85, and Hoyer is 86. These challengers, both in their 30s, have considerable funding for their campaigns. But the …