SF Chronicle: Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis drops bid for California governor, will run for treasurer

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2. Yep, bit of a head-scratcher IMO

especially since (FTA):

The timing of Kounarlakis’ departure is odd: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi appeared to endorse Kounalakis for governor during a CNN interview last week, hours after Harris’ announcement.

“We have many great candidates, one in particular, Eleni Tsakopoulos, whom I support,” Pelosi said, referring to Kounalakis, a fellow San Franciscan, by her maiden name. Pelosi, who has raised more than $1 billion for Democrats over the past two decades, would have been another prolific fundraising connection for Kounalakis.