Comments on: San Francisco mayor’s race still up in the air

By: John W

John W — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:30:01 +0000

Re: #4

“SF, unlike Oaktown, chose competence over rhetoric.”

I agree that competence won over BS. However, considering the incredibly low turnout, SF doesn’t deserve the flattery. It’s more like the well-organized Chinatown absentee ballot turnout chose Ed Lee, who happens to be competent. If there had been a respectable turnout, SF could have been another Oaktown.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:55:10 +0000

@ #3

He got the freak vote, always important in the Bay Area.

By: RR, Senile Columnist

RR, Senile Columnist — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:55:50 +0000

SF, unlike Oaktown, chose competence over rhetoric.

By: rew

rew — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:30:31 +0000

Avalos finishing second was quite interesting, he actually beat Lee among voters who went to polls. No real reason he should have finished second, he was underfunded, didn’t have a lot of big shots backing him, but he still got a ton of votes.

By: John W

John W — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:18:30 +0000

I suspect San Francisco voters will come to their senses on “instant runoff” after this election, especially if ranking bumps Lee out of first place for mayor, as happened to Perata in Oakland. While they’re at it, they should do away with district elections for supervisor, or at least create some “at large” seats.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:14:01 +0000

Ranked choice voting is a farce.

Just look at Mayor Quandary of Oakland.