With less than a week until Election Day, San Francisco’s political leaders are trying to rally as many voters as possible locally and across the county.
SF Democratic Party Vice President Carrie Burns said her party is reaching out to voters in battleground states to ensure wins for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Every time the bell rings at party headquarters, it means the camp has received one more vote for its candidate.
“It’s not over until November 5th. I think every vote counts. And everyone at home. If you want the intended outcome, don’t leave it to chance. Call your bank at home. Please,” Burns said.
State Sen. Scott Weiner volunteered at party headquarters and tried to recruit voters.
“It’s really emotional,” he said. “Today I was volunteering for phone banking. I was trying to recruit people to come and volunteer.”
Leaders from both parties said the number of volunteer participants is increasing every day.
The San Francisco Republican Party leader said he is confident in Donald Trump and J.D. Vance’s victory.
“We want everyone to get across the finish line and get to the finishing tape, but we’re pretty happy with where we are right now,” SF Republican Chairman John Dennis said. .
He added that Republicans have strong candidates for statehouse seats and California legislative races, and are making inroads into normally “deep blue” San Francisco.
“In San Francisco, for example, there are more candidates on the ballot than anyone can remember in decades,” he said.
The San Francisco Republican Party coordinates most of its vote-getting efforts through local election offices.
While local efforts are in full swing, candidates from both major parties are touring key battleground states to appeal to voters.
Vice President Harris campaigned in North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, where she asserted that she would be a president for all Americans.
“Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that people who disagree with me are my enemies,” Harris said.
The former president was also in Wisconsin, where he took advantage of President Joe Biden’s comments calling Trump supporters “trash” and loaded a shotgun into a garbage truck.
“They treat you like trash. They treat an entire country with open borders like trash,” Trump said.
Neither side would give up an inch, and both parties vowed to do their best until election day.
