Posted on 12/05/2021 2:51:31 PM PST by Libloather
Voters in Seattle’s third city council district are turning out early to cast their ballots in this month’s special election, which will determine whether Kshama Sawant, one of Seattle’s most polarizing elected officials, will remain in office.
With just five days left before polls close on Tuesday, roughly 33% of voters have returned their ballot, according to King County election data. On Oct. 29 - five days before last month’s general election - roughly 20% of District 3 voters had returned their ballots. That means about 10,000 more people have voted now than at this time during the last election.
The strong early turnout speaks to the embattled socialist’s schismatizing effect on Seattle voters.
Her fierce advocacy for renters and those experiencing homelessness, along with her success in implementing a citywide payroll tax on high-salary earners at large corporations, have made her a champion to the city’s left faction. But many view her as a villain.
Two groups - Recall Sawant and A Better Seattle - are leading the recall effort. They say the election is about accountability, not politics, but it’s impossible to separate the two when dealing with a council member who’s been on the receiving end of attacks by prominent Republicans such as Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro.
As of Wednesday, Recall Sawant and A Better Seattle had raised $968,118 in contributions, according to Seattle’s Ethics and Elections Commission. The Kshama Solidarity Campaign, which is fighting the recall, had raised $953,174.
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10,000 votes = 5 guys each with a suitcase containing 2,000 votes.
Deliberate attempt at poll-influencing, which was baked into the effort to establish mail-in balloting -- MSM poisoning the election-frame timeline -- going all the way back to the marxists in Common Cause in the 70s.
She is NOT upper caste. She is not a Brahmin.
Wikipedia says she is. I don't have any way of knowing.
Parag Agrawal, the new Twitter guy was rumored to be a Brahmin, but other, possibly more reliable, sources say he isn't.
She self identifies as a Brahmin.
She belongs to Kshtriya caste. Sawant is never a Brahmin surname. She is a die-hard ultra leftist, and must be kicked out of office.
She “self-identifies” as a Brahmin. I had a neighbor with surname Sawant for decades. He was most certainly not from Brahmin caste. Usually the surname is associated with the caste.
At the end of day, caste means nothing in today’s India. They had a prime minister from the lowest untouchable caste.
And all Brahmin’s are not the sharpest knives in drawer.
DAYUM!
What camel did “she” steal that nose from!!!
Randall “Tec” Cobb has a purtier nose than that.
Libtards sure do elect a lot of mistakes that need recalling 🤪
I have a friend who lives there (the sane eastern part) who was asked by the local GOP to take a shift at a ballot counting center. He and his dem counterpart stood outside a room and observed white haired old ladies sorting and stacking ballots. As if they could actually observe any accurate counting results from that distance.
My guess is that the white haired old ladies sorting and stacking ballots had no idea as to whether the ballots delivered were legitimate or not. but they were doing their best at getting an accurate count.
Article says “citywide payroll tax on high-salary earners at large corporations”.
What does that mean exactly?
High salary earners at small companies are not covered?
It turns out that the corporations are being taxed, not the individuals:
https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2020/07/seattle-s-new-payroll-tax-is-a-gamble
The “journalists” are really good at getting details wrong.
A recall election to get rid of a liberal in Seattle? I heard they elected a Republican DA this year? Is Seattle waking up from the Liberal BS?
They say the election is about accountability, not politics, but it’s impossible to separate the two when dealing with a council member who’s been on the receiving end of attacks by prominent Republicans such as Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro.
IOW, Partisan Media Shill and Stooge alert.
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