Democrats Hold Onto San Francisco Mayor's Office, Defeating Green Party Ma

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAWA0761OD.html

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Democrat Gavin Newsom fended off a strong Green Party challenger in the race for mayor, becoming the youngest person to head the city in more than a century and preserving control of a post that Democrats couldn't afford to lose.

Newsom, a wealthy restaurateur backed by most of the city's political establishment, received 118,651 votes, or 53 percent, in Tuesday's runoff election. The Greens' Matt Gonzalez, a city supervisor and former public defender who surrounded himself with artists, activists and earnest volunteers, got 107,030 votes, or 47 percent.

"This feels pretty good, doesn't it?" Newsom said in his victory speech. "There's a reason why we are the shining light for the rest of the state and the nation, and it's the extraordinary diversity of San Francisco."

As many as 20,000 absentee and provisional ballots remained to be counted, but Gonzalez conceded defeat after the election, which drew a 50 percent voter turnout and a record number of absentee ballots.

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[lostnfound]

1. Dang it. Another defeat for populist grassroots democracy. n/t

[Patriot_Spear]

3. You mean more fallout from Nader's Dem bashing...

If the Green party hadn't gone out of it's way to isolate the one party that is most sympathetic to its' goals, they'd probably be winning more elections today.

I will never vote Green- Why should I help someone who has made it clear their only goal is to destroy my party?

[Iverson]

4. uncontanimated by facts

"Why should I help someone who has made it clear their only goal is to destroy my party?"

Why should anyone persist in such an erroneous premise? In case you have missed the first few hundred instances, here is a link to help improve your awareness of Green goals.

www.gpus.org

Have a bipartisan day.

[Patriot_Spear]

5. Let's be honest about Nader's Green Party...

John Mitchell, Watergate conspirator, early in his short career as Atty Gen said "Don't listen to what we say, watch what we do".

Despite Green rehtoric, the pratical fallout from Green campaigns is the nuetering of progressive movements by splintering my party.

I'm not asking you to agree, and I know there are a lot of fine people who are Greens, but I'll never even consider a Green as a candidate again- and I've encourage everyone I know to the same sentiment- with some success I might add.

You can thank Ralph Nader for that- since he claims I'm no different from a republican.

[Iverson]

2. more detail

The article you've provided mentions the 8-1 difference in spending. The sources of funding are also noteworthy. Another DU-er has provided that data here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=261847&mesg_id=261894&page=