This is mildly amusing, but I wouldn't put too much stock in it.
"Democrats and Americans feel betrayed by the Democratic leadership," Sheehan told The Associated Press. "We hired them to bring an end to the war. I'm not too far from San Francisco, so it wouldn't be too big of a move for me. I would give her a run for her money."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070708/ap_on_re_us/cindy_sheehan_pelosi
I know from personal experience how electoral politics in the Bay Area work.
If Sheehan runs as an Independent, she won't stand a snowballs chance in hell of doing anything that could hurt Pelosi in the general election. As much as people in the Bay Area may deny it, they reliably vote party line tickets at the state and federal level. 3rd party candidates in San Francisco on the state and federal level are a farce.
If Sheehan were to run as a Democrat, well that would be a different story. Only by running as a Democrat could Sheehan pose a credible threat to Pelosi.
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