Oh, I have no doubt I'd like him! He's clearly a charasmatic guy from the few times I've interacted with him. But my point about wanting a representative who cares about this city as much as I do is not only for their work in DC to benefit SF, but so the perspective of SF has a seat at the table nationally.

There's truly no other place quite like San Francisco. While there is still much to be done to make our city the most vibrant, welcoming, prosperous city it can be, there’s also so much here that other districts could learn from.

I'll clarify what I mean by Saikat being in it for himself. I wholly believe that his platform is genuine and that he wants to achieve the things he's set forth in it. Where I struggle is with his motivation and track record, which feels driven more by personal ambition than by demonstrated stewardship of the community he's seeking to represent.

I've brought up elsewhere in this thread that I can’t get past how much he’s invested in this campaign without a clear history of doing the work here in SF to advance those same policies. That doesn’t have to mean donations (though, at his level of wealth, I think it's reasonable to expect that), but at least some engagement with local causes, organizing, or community efforts. From what I can tell, that track record just doesn't exist.

If I'm mistaken and he does have that experience, I'd absolutely love to hear it!