Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan has garnered enough signatures for her to run against the incumbent US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the 8th Congressional District of California. Last year, Cindy Sheehan announced that she would run as independent against Nancy Pelosi because of Pelosi’s failure to impeach George W. Bush.
Cindy Sheehan ‘Peace Mom’ is an anti war activist whose son, Casey died in the tour of duty in Iraq. She gained international recognition when she demonstrated at George W. Bush’s ranch in Texas. Nancy Pelosi on the other hand is the first female House Speaker of the US House of Representative. She’s also the highest ranking woman in America.
The 8th Congressional District of California is said to be the safest Democratic District in the US. Democrats held this congressional seat since 1949. Pelosi also held her congressional seat since 1987 and won 10 congressional races since then receiving almost 75% of the votes cast.
Cindy Sheehan’s campaign may gain media attention but I doubt that she’d win against Nancy Pelosi. She lacks the political clout and experience that Nancy Pelosi have. It was even reported that Nancy Pelosi has never participated in any candidate’s debate.
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