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SF hasn't had a "tough on crime" DA in the last 60 years. To think that Boudin would be a huge change from the previous do-nothing predecessors is laughable. He
by scurvy 7y ago
SF hasn't had a "tough on crime" DA in the last 60 years. To think that Boudin would be a huge change from the previous do-nothing predecessors is laughable. He simply played up the compassion angle to court the socialist and progressive vote to defeat Loftus, who had the backing of the mainstream democratic party machine.
Nothing will change.
- komali2 7y agoTo what end? You're throwing around words like "socialist" and "progressive" as if these aren't all SF citizens that are facing the same crime issues as the ten conservatives in the city lol. > Nothing will change. Bet.
- scurvy 7y agoI was using the terms socialist, progressive, and democratic machine to describe the various parts of the SF "left" voter population.
- komali2 7y agoOk, but what's the point of getting elected to simply not do anything? You seem to be implying the goal was to act socialist enough to get elected and then I guess sit in the DA's office with his feet on the desk? Which is a strange accusation to make as a Chesea detractor, given that typically people like to point to his very socialist history and background. He's certainly not pretending, lol.
- scurvy 7y agoGetting elected to office in SF is huge for one's political ambitions, even if they don't do anything meaningful to help the city.