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Leave No District Behind: S.F. Progressives Should Run for Every Seat
In the October 19th edition of Beyond Chron, I explained that Democrats will probably take back Congress this year because, unlike in the past, they have aggressively fielded candidates in almost every district. Initially criticized as foolish and a waste of resources, Howard Dean’s “Fifty State Strategy” has been such a success that, along with the national climate, Republicans now have to defend their seats in places like Idaho. In the final weeks before Election Day, San Francisco progressives have mobilized to defend Supervisor Chris Daly in District 6 – to keep a seat that was initially thought to be a sure thing. But there was no pro-active effort early on to determine that progressives have a candidate running in every district, which would have forced moderates to fight the battle to control the Board of Supervisors on multiple fronts.
In the October 19th edition of Beyond Chron, I explained that Democrats will probably take back Congress this year because, unlike in the past, they have aggressively fielded candidates in almost every district. Initially criticized as foolish and a waste of resources, Howard Dean’s “Fifty State Strategy” has been such a success that, along with the national climate, Republicans now have to defend their seats in places like Idaho. In the final weeks before Election Day, San Francisco progressives have mobilized to defend Supervisor Chris Daly in District 6 – to keep a seat that was initially thought to be a sure thing. But there was no pro-active effort early on to determine that progressives have a candidate running in every district, which would have forced moderates to fight the battle to control the Board of Supervisors on multiple fronts.
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