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Concerned about covid, climate, capital, and our children

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@decadimitry @irockgnomes @cultofJT @SJBSchu The only inaccurate claim here is yours. I shared a verifiable fact that you would already be aware of if you’d been following the debates.

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@decadimitry @irockgnomes @cultofJT @SJBSchu It is absurd to claim Connie was talking about genocide in 2019. And she has voted against the DSA on many issues, including police overtime and the real-time investigation center. Just last month, she supported defense funding for Israel

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@irockgnomes @decadimitry @cultofJT @SJBSchu I hear ya, but at least there was not yet an outright genocide taking place in 2018. Connie’s comments were last month!

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@SFProgressives Just last month, Connie was on record supporting defense funding for Israel. This is an existential issue, and we don’t have time for leaders who are weak on it and already aligning themselves with the Pelosi wing of the party.

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@decadimitry @irockgnomes @cultofJT @SJBSchu Saikat was calling out establishment members, and Pelosi (the establishment’s power broker) was mad. The “fraud” you elude to was a big nothing trumped up by conservatives. It’s embarrassing to see some SF Left treating it like it’s legitimate.

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@decadimitry @irockgnomes @cultofJT @SJBSchu Legit feels like twilight zone with some SF Left completely ignoring how abhorrent it is to see Connie posing with Pelosi and Shiff, her face aglow. Wtf? She’s already sold out right under our nose.

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@decadimitry @irockgnomes @cultofJT @SJBSchu That said, there is so much more at stake than D5 politics. Just last month, Connie was on record supporting defense funding for Israel. This is an existential issue, and we don’t have time for leaders who are weak and already aligning themselves with the Pelosi wing of the party

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@decadimitry @irockgnomes @cultofJT @SJBSchu You don’t need to vote for Saikat, but please stop the disinformation. Saikat was not fired, and certainly not for fraud.

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@decadimitry @irockgnomes @cultofJT @SJBSchu Saikat’s been working at the national level for years, helping to establish the squad, etc. Best case outcome is Connie holds onto the BOS budget role and Saikat takes on DC and Israel.

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@decadimitry @irockgnomes @cultofJT @SJBSchu And they know Connie would be more malleable than Saikat in Congress. Just look at how closely she’s aligning herself with Pelosi and Schiff. It’s hard to imagine her challenging the Democratic establishment the way Saikat would.

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@decadimitry @cultofJT @SJBSchu I’m not twisting anything. Jenbo announced that she’s voting for Saikat in the primary. I’m also a strong Dean supporter and I’m voting for Saikat. There are plenty of Dean supporters making the same choice.

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@cultofJT @SJBSchu @decadimitry Even Jenbo, a long time DSA leader and member of Dean’s team, is voting for Saikat.

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@neo_antiquarian @SFHTUnion The Left is walking into a situation where either Weiner ends up in Congress, or SF gets a BOS appointee farther right than voters here would ever elect. Either way, the Left loses ground.

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@neo_antiquarian @SFHTUnion And if a progressive does win, they still get to handpick Connie’s BOS replacement, which could have an even bigger impact on SF politics than the congressional seat itself.