{"id":2643057,"date":"2026-08-11T09:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-is-attempting-to-sabotage-the-front-runner-to-replace-her-in-congress-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:55:02","slug":"nancy-pelosi-is-attempting-to-sabotage-the-front-runner-to-replace-her-in-congress-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-is-attempting-to-sabotage-the-front-runner-to-replace-her-in-congress-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi Is Attempting to Sabotage the Front-Runner to Replace Her in Congress: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnancy-pelosi-is-attempting-to-sabotage-the-front-runner-to-replace-her-in-congress-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the political contest in California following the announcement of Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s retirement after nearly 40 years in office.It was widely expected that State Senator Scott Wiener would succeed her, but Pelosi adn her political network have opposed Wiener, favoring San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan instead. Pelosi&#8217;s team has actively tried to undermine Wiener&#8217;s campaign, partly due to personal and political disagreements, including a controversy involving a sexist chatbot campaign stunt. <\/p>\n<p>Wiener, a progressive advocate for housing reforms and trans issues, faced opposition from Pelosi&#8217;s traditional allies, such as labor unions and the building trades, who see his policies as threatening union protections. Conversely, Chan has maintained better relationships with these groups, promoting a more cautious approach to development. Friction within the Democratic establishment appears fueled by personal ambitions, with Pelosi allegedly trying to exert influence over the race to maintain her legacy and power.<\/p>\n<p>The race has also been marked by controversy over Wiener\u2019s stance on international issues, notably his refusal to label Israel\u2019s actions as genocide, which has caused friction on the far-left. Recent attacks against Wiener include accusations of sexist and racist content generated by a political AI chatbot targeting chan and others. Pelosi publicly condemned the use of AI for such malicious purposes, emphasizing the importance of women\u2019s voices and denouncing the offensive responses related to Chan\u2019s Asian heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Wiener dismisses the interference as Pelosi&#8217;s attempt to control the race and emphasized his grassroots support and independence from her influence. the contest illustrates internal Democratic disputes influenced by personal motivations, political ideologies, and strategic power plays within San Francisco\u2019s political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement after nearly 40 years of service, it was widely assumed that California state Sen. Scott Wiener would be the man to replace her.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a plot twist in what would normally be a ho-hum race, Pelosi and the machine that she\u2019s built has turned against Wiener, a progressive mainstay, in favor of San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/10\/pelosi-wages-war-over-her-succession-01030149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> report, Pelosi and her team have been working behind the scenes for weeks to try to derail Wiener\u2019s candidacy, an effort that became very public after a spat over a chatbot campaign stunt on Wiener\u2019s part that Pelosi insisted was sexist.<\/p>\n<p>Wiener, known for his advocacy on behalf of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-scott-weiners-pro-trans-bill-virtually-guaranteed-minors-stay-street-sex-trafficking-even-cops-saw-lingerie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sex workers<\/a>\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgusting-minor-mutilation-bill-goes-effect-january-1-children-great-danger-moment-enter-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender procedures for children<\/a>, among other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-modernity-and-its-discontents\/\" title=\"Liberal Modernity and Its Discontents\">hot-button social issues<\/a>, jumped into the race last year before Pelosi announced that this would be her last term. It was widely assumed that he would cruise to victory.<\/p>\n<p>However, in California\u2019s jungle primary system, the top two vote-getters advance no matter what party they belong to \u2014 and given that Pelosi\u2019s San Francisco-based 11th Congressional District is heavily Democratic, Wiener will face Chan in November despite outdrawing her 40.7 percent to 29.7 percent in <a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2026\/07\/wiener-chan-tight-race-congress-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June\u2019s primary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/california-us-house-11-polls-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polling<\/a> in the race is sparse, but favors Wiener. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ultra-lib-dem-wiener-looks-like-prisoner-israel-hating-leftist-puts-another-public-struggle-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his refusal<\/a> to call Israel\u2019s war against Hamas a \u201cgenocide\u201d has already created friction on the far left.<\/p>\n<p>While Pelosi and Wiener have been outwardly friendly before the race to replace her was underway, there was friction boiling under the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Wiener has embraced the so-called \u201cYIMBY\u201d movement \u2014 effectively, building more housing and reducing zoning restrictions to drive prices down. Pelosi, meanwhile, has nurtured deep ties with labor, including in the building trades, who see Wiener\u2019s ties to real estate moguls and the potential to weaken union protections as a threat.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Wiener has made enemies with teachers\u2019 unions, another loyal Pelosi constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Chan, who has been far more cautious with development during her time on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, has also maintained good ties with teachers\u2019 unions.<\/p>\n<p>However, labor leaders said that this substantive friction is effectively cover for an ego clash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPelosi is the vintage powerbroker here,\u201d one pro-Wiener labor organizer, speaking anonymously, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be real about what this is: It\u2019s more a personal retribution. It\u2019s about Pelosi being able to continue to broker power in San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was unhappy that Wiener announced his candidacy before she announced she would be bowing out. The state legislator has made no secret of the fact that he covets Pelosi\u2019s seat over the past few years, and the timing apparently irked the sitting congresswoman and her allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said he had no intentions of running against Nancy \u2014 one week later he announced against Nancy,\u201d former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown told Politico. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll never forget that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement \u201creally got underneath her skin because it was all about fighting Donald Trump, but he wants it to be all about him,\u201d Pelosi ally Kim Tavaglione, executive director of the San Francisco Labor Council, remarked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re talking about someone who was speaker of the House and her legacy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever was happening behind the scenes quickly moved to center stage last week when Pelosi and other prominent Democrats slammed Wiener <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pelosi-slams-dem-trying-replace-house-sexist-campaign-chatbot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over an AI chatbot<\/a> which highlighted what Wiener\u2019s team said were Chan\u2019s anti-development, anti-affordability measures on the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Women have spent generations fighting to have our own voices heard in the halls of power.<\/p>\n<p>We should not have to now fight against artificial intelligence putting words in our mouths. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B6Vlu1ww3V\">pic.twitter.com\/B6Vlu1ww3V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TeamPelosi\/status\/2085488807152136474?\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen have spent generations fighting to have our own voices heard in the halls of power,\u201d Pelosi wrote in the letter. \u201cWe should not have to fight against artificial intelligence putting words in our mouths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing AI to fabricate a woman\u2019s voice for ridicule or attack is a gross misuse of technology and reflects a disturbing willingness to erase women\u2019s agency and reinforce the sexist tropes that have long been used to undermine women in public life,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the target is a woman of color, those harms compound with racial stereotypes that have historically been used to question women\u2019s credibility, leadership, and belonging. This includes a repetition of harmful racial tropes that echo Trump birtherism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, members of Chan\u2019s team said that the chatbot returned sexist and racist responses regarding Chan\u2019s Asian heritage; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/06\/nancy-pelosi-slams-scott-wiener-over-campaign-chatbot-01028324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> was not able to replicate these results with the bot, although Chan\u2019s team did  screenshots of the purported offensive material.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Wiener has painted the imbroglio as one last run for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/paul-pelosi-involved-hit-run-found-nearby-road-heavily-damaged-car-muddled-memory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pelosi<\/a> in all but name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNancy has basically taken over Connie\u2019s campaign,\u201d he told Politico. \u201cI\u2019m running an independent campaign with enormous grassroots support, and no one has taken over my campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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