https://commondreams.org/news/2021/12/08/nail-biter-seattle-recall-socialist-kshama-sawant-remains-too-close-call
As of late Tuesday, results showed 53% of District 3 voters backing the recall compared to roughly 47% opposed. Of the approximately 2,600 ballots left to count, according to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, Sawant needs more than 75% in her favor to avoid ouster.
The PI also noted that "progressive voters are known for voting later, which means the bulk of the remaining votes could be in Sawant's favor."
Author and social justice campaigner Jonathan Rosenblum expressed optimism about Sawant's chances as well.
"We're going to beat this right-wing recall," he wrote in a Twitter thread late Tuesday.
"Because late votes (which aren't in tonight's count) lean left, the recallers had to keep us under 44% tonight to win," he said. "They failed."
In the 2019 election to hold on to her District 3 seat, Sawant "had 45.61% on election night and ended up with 51.83%," tweeted Rosenblum. "Tonight, we started with 46.90%, and will only improve from here."
Every election changes over night on late votes and found votes and water pipes and shit.
Amazing
As of late Tuesday, results showed 53% of District 3 voters backing the recall compared to roughly 47% opposed. Of the approximately 2,600 ballots left to count, according to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, Sawant needs more than 75% in her favor to avoid ouster.
The PI also noted that "progressive voters are known for voting later, which means the bulk of the remaining votes could be in Sawant's favor."
Author and social justice campaigner Jonathan Rosenblum expressed optimism about Sawant's chances as well.
"We're going to beat this right-wing recall," he wrote in a Twitter thread late Tuesday.
"Because late votes (which aren't in tonight's count) lean left, the recallers had to keep us under 44% tonight to win," he said. "They failed."
In the 2019 election to hold on to her District 3 seat, Sawant "had 45.61% on election night and ended up with 51.83%," tweeted Rosenblum. "Tonight, we started with 46.90%, and will only improve from here."
Every election changes over night on late votes and found votes and water pipes and shit.
Amazing