Saikat Chakrabarti, former chief of staff to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced his intention to run against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the upcoming congressional race. Chakrabarti shared the news on social media,

The man who helped propel Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to victory during her first congressional race is mounting his own campaign to oust one of the most powerful Democratic elders in the country.

I respect what Nancy Pelosi has accomplished in her career, but we are living in a totally different America than the one she knew when she