As you probably remember, Mayor Sheng Thao of Oakland was recalled last November after an FBI raid of her home last year. Thao had denied any wrongdoing but she was indicted in January. All of that set up a special election to replace Thao which will take place tomorrow. There are about a dozen candidates in the race but at this point it appears there are really just two with a chance to win.
The candidate embraced by the Democratic establishment and the unions is Barbara Lee, who represented Oakland in congress for nearly 30 years.
During the nearly three decades Barbara Lee represented Oakland in Congress, she often proudly referred to serving the “wokest district in the nation.”…
Lee is banking on woke Oakland supporting her as it always has, with 80% of the vote through her time in Congress…
Last 3/7 November, 60% of voters supported the Thao…
