Soon after her win last November, Price told KQED she thought a recall was inevitable. “I don’t know that there is a way to chart a progressive course without incurring a recall,” she said.
In a conversation with KQED last week, she struck an optimistic tone.
“I have confidence in the people of Alameda County,” she said. “This is not San Francisco. We are a diverse, dynamic community that listens. We’re educated. People pay attention.”
Price appears to be banking on voters that have turned out for progressive issues in the past. That might happen but, at least for the moment, Price’s campaign trails the recall in a number of metrics. According to campaign finance filing as of Nov. 15, Price is being financially outpaced by recall supporters. For every $15 raised by Protect the Win, SAFE has brought in around $700.
At Protect the Win’s launch, people handed out “decline to sign” window signage, and coached attendees on how to talk with their friends and neighbors about their support for Price. Speakers emphasized that what the campaign lacks in funds it will make up in people power. The numbers aren’t promising there, either. Protect the Win estimates it has 65 registered volunteers. On Friday, Grisham told KQED that SAFE has 3,100.
On the stage, Stanley Cox, an Oakland rapper and entrepreneur known as Mistah F.A.B., made a call to action.
“A lot of us are just sitting back watching. You got a lot of watchers,” he said. “What we need now are the doers. We need the workers.”
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