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| 2003-12-08 |
| Moving left at warp speed. EFL: The Green Party is expected to take control of San Francisco today and reclaim the city’s hippie heritage with a campaign that has relied on mass yoga rallies and poetry readings to overturn 40 years of Democrat rule. Victory in the mayoral election would provide the party with its first senior official in the US and the result would confirm San Francisco’s status as America’s most politically radical city. The latest independent polls show that the Green candidate, Matt Gonzalez, 38, a former bassist in a punk-rock band who does not own a watch or car, is leading his millionaire rival by 52 to 45 per cent, though the Democrats claim their research shows the gap is far closer. Mr Gonzalez’s campaign has struck a chord with a city that has reclaimed its politically left-field identity after the implosion of the dotcom boom bankrupted businesses. "Thank goodness, all those ucky companies have closed, now we have plenty of empty storefronts to organize in." Mr Gonzalez’s greatest problem will be that some of his supporters are young activists who, while supporting him in polls, traditionally fail to actually turn up and vote. The Democrats have a far better oiled machine for turning support into votes. Vote early, vote often, vote the dead. The Democrat candidate, Gavin Newsom, 36, has been cast by his opponents as a socialite "Republocrat", who made his fortune in a chain of restaurants, lives in a mansion and married a former lingerie model. Being a success is a bad thing to the really far left. Election is on Tuesday, let’s make popcorn and watch the fun. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #11 I'm curious what Willie Brown will do when he's no longer Mayor. He'll probably be doing something government-related. I've never known this parasite to have ever been employed in the private sector. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-8 11:25:18 PM |
| #10 If you own a business in San Francisco's financial district.... and I do.... this is a deadly serious game of far left vs. far out. Maybe it's time I made that move to Nevada.... |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2003-12-8 8:48:43 PM |
| #9 I'm curious what Willie Brown will do when he's no longer Mayor. He's a crook, but he's got more Charisma than Al Sharpton. Heck, he even showed up on Insomniac. I'm also curious what the Greens policy will be on Prostitution (Willie turned a blind eye but didn't legalize) and drugs (I think Willie turned a blind eye but didn't legalize). I think its safe to assume the Navy won't be welcomed back by the Greens. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2003-12-8 8:46:53 PM |
| #8 San Francisco, a celebration of dysfunction. |
| Posted by: B 2003-12-8 3:46:18 PM |
| #7 Newsome's wife, Kimberly, is currently a prosecuter in the SF DA's office. I don't know about the model aspect. I have not seen anything on it. |
| Posted by: Arch 2003-12-8 1:07:05 PM |
| #6 Al Gore stumpped aggressively for Newsome. We'll see if he (Gore) helps Newsom as much as Clinton's "magic" helped Davis...not |
| Posted by: Chef 2003-12-8 12:42:22 PM |
| #5 Its a damn shame that the most beautiful urban setting in America or possibly the world has attracted the largest collection of loons and nut cases in the world. Just wait till they have the next major earthquake, peace and love will put the city back together again. If Gonzalez wins I hope he changes his name to Norton the Second |
| Posted by: Cheddarhead 2003-12-8 12:02:41 PM |
| #4 What upsets the Greens the most, of course, is that Mr. Newsom's wife shaves her armpits. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-12-8 11:40:31 AM |
| #3 Gonzales wants to retain the existing $400 per person per month welfare provision. Newsom wants to reduce it. I think that even though many in SF are loony, they also have begun to resent aggressive panhandlers and this will help Newsom. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-12-8 11:36:32 AM |
| #2 Well the good news is that the long term effect will be a much needed deflation in the San Fran housing market. |
| Posted by: Greens Suck 2003-12-8 11:29:34 AM |
| #1 The Green Party is expected to take control of San Francisco today and reclaim the city’s hippie heritage with a campaign that has relied on mass yoga rallies and poetry readings to overturn 40 years of Democrat rule. If this ends up translating into a situation where "things are getting worse", then I can't think of a more deserving city. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-8 11:14:28 AM |