Durante las últimas dos semanas antes de las elecciones, los artículos de campaña de Mission Local se estarán alternando diariamente entre los principales candidatos. Hoy es el turno de: London Breed. Lea los artículos anteriores aquí.
Desde que Ahsha Safaí declaró su candidatura para la alcaldía en mayo de 2023, ha recorrido muchas veces el corredor de la calle Misión en Excelsior, pidiendo a los dueños de tiendas que coloquen sus letreros en las ventanas y solicitando el voto de los residentes.
Sin embargo, hoy, Safaí no fue solo. Mark Farrell, su oponente en la contienda electoral por la alcaldía, con quien recientemente formó una alianza de votación por elección clasificada, lo acompaña cada vez más en la campaña. Es probable que esta alianza solo beneficie a Farrell, ya que Safaí, quien termina su mandato como supervisor del Distrito 11, será probablemente el primero de los cinco candidatos principales en ver sus votos redistribuidos, si las encuestas recientes son precisas.
Así fue como, este jueves, Safaí asumió un rol similar al de un asistente, presentando a Farrell a los dueños de negocios. Cuando Farrell se encontraba con barreras lingüísticas al hablar con votantes hispanohablantes, Safaí lo ayudaba traduciendo.
“Me llamo Ahsha, me postulo para alcalde”, dijo Safaí a uno de los dueños de tienda. “Este es mi amigo Mark. Él también se postula para alcalde, estamos trabajando como un equipo”.
Esta presentación dejó a la mayoría de los votantes no solo sorprendidos, sino confundidos. Muchos no estaban familiarizados con el sistema de votación por elección clasificada, que permite a los votantes seleccionar hasta 10 candidatos para alcalde en la boleta. La colaboración entre dos candidatos también desconcertó a algunos de los dueños de los negocios.
Para Safaí, sin embargo, es distinto. “La gente lo ve como un respiro, ya que los candidatos suelen estar atacándose entre ellos”, dijo. “Creo que los votantes realmente responden bien. Lo ven como una colaboración, lo ven como una decisión madura”.
Esta no fue su primera aparición conjunta desde principios de octubre, momento en el que anunciaron su alianza. También han hecho campaña juntos en el parque Crocker Amazon, el Castro y Noe Valley.
La alianza es claramente un intento de contrarrestar todos esos votos de segunda preferencia que, según las encuestas, están favoreciendo al rival de Farrell, Daniel Lurie. Sin embargo, Jim Ross, un consultor político con gran trayectoria en San Francisco, comentó que formar alianzas a menudo es “una señal de desesperación” y no “necesariamente una herramienta de campaña efectiva”.
La alianza es “irrelevante” para Safaí y Farrell, dijo Ross, ya que es poco probable que alguno de ellos sea uno de los dos principales candidatos en la última ronda. Encuestas recientes publicadas por el San Francisco Chronicle y la campaña de Aaron Peskin mostraron que Breed, Lurie y Peskin son los candidatos principales.
Otra encuesta de TogetherSF mostró que London Breed lidera con el 25% de los votos de primera preferencia, mientras que Farrell y Lurie empatan con el 21%, y Peskin le sigue con el 20%. En este caso, Farrell podría beneficiarse de los votos de segunda preferencia de Safaí.
Sin embargo, la decisión de Safaí de formar la alianza podría disminuir su participación del 6% en los votos de primera ronda.
La semana pasada, el Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Salud revocó su respaldo a Safaí como segunda opción debido a su alianza con Farrell, y en su lugar respaldó a Lurie como su opción número dos. El sindicato también le solicitó a Safaí que devolviera su contribución de $500 dólares a su campaña.
“Desafortunadamente, el exsupervisor Farrell tiene un largo historial de apoyo a intereses corporativos en la ciudad, y la alianza del supervisor Safaí con él lo desacredita a los ojos de nuestra junta ejecutiva”, dijo Sal Rosselli, presidente emérito del sindicato.
Una hora y media después de haber comenzado, el recorrido del jueves con los comerciantes terminó en la avenida Excelsior y la calle Misión. Safaí y Farrell, de pie frente a un mural, comenzaron a grabar juntos un video para TikTok.
Luego, Safaí probablemente regresaría a su sede de campaña en la Misión, pues unas horas antes, alguien había usado un ladrillo para romper la puerta de vidrio en la entrada. Faltan menos de dos semanas para las elecciones, y es necesario hacer llamadas para recaudar fondos.
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