[Marxism] Democrats worry about Greens' S.F. momentum

["Gilles d'Aymery" <aymery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Democrats worry about Greens' S.F. momentum
Reeling party hopes progressives won't desert for Gonzalez

John Wildermuth, Chronicle Political Writer   Sunday, November 23, 2003

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The officially non-partisan race for mayor of San Francisco has become a 
high-stakes battleground for the Greens and the Democrats, with both sides 
bringing in help from across the nation.

"Matt Gonzalez has a chance to become a Green and progressive mayor of one of 
the nation's biggest cities,'' said Marnie Glickman, national co-chair of Green 
Party. "Greens across the country can contribute to the campaig
n, raise money for the campaign or they can volunteer, and we're doing all 
three.''

Democratic leaders are uniting behind Gavin Newsom and promising to bring in 
whatever help he needs to win the Dec. 9 runoff election.

Former Vice President Al Gore will be in San Francisco to campaign for Newsom 
next month; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Kevin 
Shelley and most other local Democratic officeholders have endor
sed him.

"The mayor of San Francisco has tremendous influence,'' said Art Torres, head 
of the state Democratic Party. "We believe the Democratic Party stands for 
certain principles and we want to uphold those principles (in San Fr
ancisco).''

The partisan war of words is getting louder and harsher every day.

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