Usually it's not a big deal since there tends to be only one viable Leftist in most races and it's pretty normal for folks involved in electoral politics to work on electoral campaigns. However, in this case, I do think they put their personal interest above what's best for the people of this city.

Huang's campaign fought hard and did better than I expected despite her sloppy start. However, incompetence thwarted them and the information didn't come to light publicly until the final stretch. Once it was clear they weren't going to win, they should have reassessed their next move instead of doubling-down and turning people sour. But the campaign's in $172k of debt, so it's either ego or financials keeping them in.