Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s retirement announcement on Thursday paved the way for a primary that will likely see the Bay Area send a substantially more progressive figure to Washington, building on the far-left’s momentum within the party.

Pelosi — at times an almost legendary whip — has represented the San Francisco area since 1987. But despite the area’s historic status as a left-wing hotbed, Pelosi herself represented a relatively moderate wing of the party and frequently struggled to keep the “Squad” under her grip.” Her retirement announcement, however, seemed to nod to the district’s power to shape the party in the future.

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