Eric Garcetti’s Pressure on Mark Kelly Backfired

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Eric Garcetti’s Pressure on Mark Kelly Backfired

“Democratic powerbrokers close to Eric Garcetti privately pressured Sen. Mark Kelly to support the Los Angeles mayor’s ambassadorial nomination,” Politico reports.“As part of the push, they left the strong impression that the Arizona Democrat could find himself cut off from donor networks should he refuse to back the beleaguered nominee to be U.S. ambassador to India.”“The outreach infuriated Kelly, who vented to associates that he felt like he …