AOC's former chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti just burned through $1.47 million of his own money trying to buy Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat—and received zero votes from local California Democrats at their pre-endorsement conference. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley is turning against Rep. Ro Khanna as he pushes for a federal wealth tax while 96% of his campaign funding comes from outside his own district, with former supporters now organizing to defeat him in 2026.
Saikat Chakrabarti—architect of the 'dark money' operation he rails against—is trying to buy Pelosi's seat. Local Democrats aren't having it.
When nearly all your campaign cash comes from outside your district, who are you really representing?
Former supporters organize against the congressman as his wealth tax crusade threatens to tank the Bay Area economy.
A quiet amendment to the "Billionaire Tax" would force founders to go bankrupt or surrender control of their companies.
The YIMBY ringleader is running for Congress on housing wins, tough-on-crime bills, and a decade of fighting for algebra.