California State Sen. Scott Wiener formally launched his campaign for Congress on Wednesday, framing his bid to represent San Francisco as a fight to defend democracy and civil rights while warning that the United States is “slipping into fascism.”

Wiener, a Democrat representing San Francisco in the state legislature, announced his campaign in a post on X, declaring, “It’s official: I’m running for Congress to represent San Francisco!”

“My family escaped fascism in Europe. I never thought the United States would slip into fascism like we’re seeing today,” Wiener stated in the ad. “San Francisco has always been on the right side of history…

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