State Sen. Scott Wiener, Supervisor Connie Chan Advance In Top-Two Primary For San Francisco House District
Wiener is projected to advance and would face Connie Chan in the general election.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
Yahoo News is an established national news publisher, and this page attributes the article to HuffPost. The article’s short length and limited detail about the projection and polling constrain confidence in the reporting itself.
- Source type — Established national news publisher; the page carries work attributed to HuffPost.
- Transparency — The author is named, and the page points readers to the original HuffPost article.
- Author attribution — A byline is present, though the page indicates the story originated at another outlet.
- Editorial standards — The publisher is an established news organization, but this short reproduction offers limited evidence of original reporting on this page.
The article identifies the projected top-two finishers and gives brief profiles of the candidates, including endorsements and criticism. It provides no vote totals or detailed sourcing for the projection, and offers little direct candidate response or broader context.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article offers some positive and critical details about both leading candidates, but it is brief and does not include direct responses or a developed range of perspectives.
- Counterarguments presented — Includes criticism of both Wiener and Chan alongside favorable details about each.
- Source diversity — No direct candidate comments or a broad range of named sources are included.
- Omitted context — Does not provide vote totals or detailed evidence behind the projected result.
- Loaded language — Some descriptors are evaluative, but the overall presentation is not strongly loaded.
The article reports the projected result and describes competing candidate profiles without a discernible partisan argument. Its framing includes both favorable details and criticism of the candidates.
- Language tone — Mostly straightforward reporting, with limited evaluative descriptions of candidates.
- Framing — Frames the result around the candidates’ relative ideological positioning and Pelosi’s influence.
- Source selection — Provides no direct quotations or substantial range of sources from the candidates.
Republished with credit
Republished from HuffPost, with credit to the original publisher.
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This is HuffPost's own score, and this article is credited to HuffPost. The host score in the Source Check is Yahoo News's.
Scott Wiener and Connie Chan are projected to advance from the top-two primary for California’s 11th congressional district, edging out Saikat Chakrabarti. The article says Chan’s advance reflects Nancy Pelosi’s continued influence in the region.
Scott Wiener and Connie Chan are projected to advance in the top-two primary for California’s 11th congressional district, while Saikat Chakrabarti was edged out. The article describes Wiener as more moderate and Chan as progressive; it also notes that Chan recently received Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Wiener in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Wiener’s record.
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SWIPE →House candidate projected to advance in the district’s top-two primary
House candidate projected to advance in the district’s top-two primary
Chan's version of this story ↗Former Speaker whose endorsement of Chan is presented as a sign of continuing influence
House candidate who was edged out of the top-two primary
Representative and former employer of Chakrabarti
Part of a bigger story
8 OUTLETSOutlets report Scott Wiener advanced from the primary, with coverage identifying Connie Chan as his likely November opponent in the race for California’s 11th Congressional District. Left-leaning outlets place the result in the context of candidate positioning and LGBTQ candidates. Center outlets mostly report the primary result, with several also focusing on Wiener’s Israel positions and pro-Israel groups. Right-leaning outlets present the result as a sign of deepening divisions within the Democratic Party.
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- redstate.com · And the Inevitable Division on the Left Begins With Scott Wiener's Primary Success
- The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com · Scott Wiener advances in California senate race
- CBS News · San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and State Sen. Scott Wiener advance in race to succeed Pelosi, CBS News projects
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