David Brewster : Josh Feit of Publicola has an important take on the election: Sawant won re-election but lost the election. She proved to have few coattails for other candidates and may find she has only one real ally among the 9 councilmembers, namely Mike O’Brien. This outcome reminds me[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sawant’
November 7th, 2015 - 11:27 am § in Misc.
David Brewster: Is Sawant Running For Jim’s Seat?
November 1st, 2015 - 2:58 pm § in Misc.
Sawant deluging District 3 with robocalls
So far today I have received four harassing robocalls from Pramila Jayapal campaigning on the part of Sawant. I called the number 3 times and they claim that their system is mal functioning. They also claim that they do not use purchased lists but get their numbers from King County Elections! CAL[...]
October 30th, 2015 - 11:25 am § in Misc.
VOTE TURNOUT LOOKS GOOD FOR BANKS!
Sawant’s chances to win depend on a low turnout. If that happens and her highly disciplined cadre turnout she will win. However, the early reults do not look good for the Sawant campaign: Our mailin ballot system advantages the heavily regimented Sawant vote and it seems likely that a large[...]
October 29th, 2015 - 3:13 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Pope Francis condemns Sawant’s policies as antisemitic.
Sawant and her supporters seem to grab on to every “liberal”cause .. without a concern as to the cause being a good cause or a very bad one. Notably, she dissed the Vietnamese community for wanting to fly the old Vietnamese flag .. you know the one that was evil? In the same spirit,[...]
October 24th, 2015 - 1:37 am § in Misc.
Sawant (Finally) Shows Up for a District 3 Meeting
Stephanie Tschida (FACEBOOK) I’m going to step out on a limb here, because I’ve got friends who are supporting Kshama Sawant for the District 3 Council position. Last night at the EastPAC (East Precinct Advisory Council) meeting, several neighbors expressed concern and frustration about[...]
October 21st, 2015 - 12:43 am § in Misc.
Sawant Does A Trump .. takes credit for the restrooms
(From Publicola) City council member Kshama Sawant took credit for making sure that the teamsters got new restrooms as part of teamsters negotiations with the port. Sawant said yesterday: “When this special permit for a heavy haul network came up in committee, we voted no because the Teamsters[...]
October 20th, 2015 - 8:19 am § in Misc.
PIBLICOLA: The D3 Mascotts
Over at PUBLICOLA, Josh Feit asked Pam Banks and Kshama Sawant to name their district mascots. Pamela Banks: The Jimi Hendrix Statues The statue itself is an iconic part of Capitol Hill and represents the amazing vibrancy and diversity of our cultural scene. It also reminds us, sadly, of the [...]
October 19th, 2015 - 11:09 am § in The Ave Scene
Letter to Kshama Sawant: “This is not what I joined Socialist Alternative for.”
Seattle city council member, Kshama Sawant is the most prominent socialist in the United States. That’s why what she does and what her group, Socialist Alternative does, matters for the entire socialist movement. We carry below an open letter from a member of Socialist Alternative. The letter c[...]
October 19th, 2015 - 10:42 am § in The Ave Scene
CHARLIE JAMES: An Open Letter to Larry Gossett.
CHARLIE JAMES For over 40 years we have been in this city together working on issue relevant to people of color. My goal and objectives have always leaned heavily toward the Black community and i have accepted your insistence on a larger collaborative effort with third world people. But over th[...]