As srj notes, Conlin barely had a campaign whereas Sawant had an amazing campaign, with 100s of volunteers and great messaging (key to motivating your base). Conlin couldn't even muster a ballot chasing effort during the recount. Pathetic.
The comparative effort (amazing vs no show) demonstrates just how hard it is to unseat an incumbent.
Sawant's campaign buoyed the public financing and district reform (switch from at large council seats to district & at large hybrid), as well as McGinn's vote count.
So while I like and voted for Conlin, I do acknowledge and appreciate what Sawant did for progressive issues.
She got more votes than Conlin.
As srj notes, Conlin barely had a campaign whereas Sawant had an amazing campaign, with 100s of volunteers and great messaging (key to motivating your base). Conlin couldn't even muster a ballot chasing effort during the recount. Pathetic.
The comparative effort (amazing vs no show) demonstrates just how hard it is to unseat an incumbent.
Sawant's campaign buoyed the public financing and district reform (switch from at large council seats to district & at large hybrid), as well as McGinn's vote count.
So while I like and voted for Conlin, I do acknowledge and appreciate what Sawant did for progressive issues.