{"id":1917,"date":"2010-05-03T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T20:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:14:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T17:14:57","slug":"daly-district-6-progressive-primary-to-be-held-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/1917\/daly-district-6-progressive-primary-to-be-held-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Daly: District 6 Progressive Primary to be Held in July"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/progressive_convention_070602\/mw2w2992_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly. Photo by Luke Thomas<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke  Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May 3, 2010<\/p>\n<p>District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly has not given up on his quest to hold an open progressive primary election to decide which progressive candidate will win his endorsement and, more importantly, his campaign support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An open progressive primary election will determine an early show of campaign viability and operational strength,&#8221; Daly told FCJ, adding that he is targeting one Saturday in July to hold the open primary.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Daly said he will raise the necessary funds &#8211; as much as $20,000 &#8211; to mail announcements to an estimated 28,000 registered District 6 voters about the open primary, as well an estimated 10,000 ballots to registered absentee voters.<\/p>\n<p>The venue where District 6 voters can cast their ballots in person on the day of the primary election has yet to be determined,\u00a0but Daly said he is making inquiries and will announce more details &#8220;within a week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Only registered District 6 voters can participate in the open primary, Daly said, and only &#8220;serious progressive candidates&#8221; will be on the rank choice ballot.\u00a0 Daly defined &#8220;serious progressive candidates&#8221; as those who have qualified for public campaign financing (raised more than $5,000 in qualifying contributions) and who support a litmus test of Progressive values, including opposition to a proposed Sit\/Lie ordinance, support for affordable housing and public power.<\/p>\n<p>School  Board President <a href=\"..\/2010\/01\/jane-kim-announces-d6-candidacy\/\">Jane Kim<\/a>, Entertainment  Commissioner <a href=\"..\/2009\/06\/24\/meko-kicks-off-campaign-for-d6-supe\/\">Jim Meko<\/a>, and Building  Inspections Commissioner <a href=\"..\/2009\/06\/04\/walker-kicks-off-early-fundraising-campaign-for-d6-supervisor\/\">Debra Walker<\/a> are considered the front-runner Progressive candidates in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Daly <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150906210928\/http:\/\/www.sfbg.com\/2010\/03\/03\/progressive-primary-district-6\">announced his intention<\/a> in March to hold a primary election.  Since then, the Progressive candidates we have spoken to have been less than enthusiastic about running a mid-campaign election, citing limited resources needed for the run-up to the general election in November. But they did agree Daly&#8217;s tried and tested campaign prowess could prove invaluable in holding the District 6 seat firmly in the hands of Progressives.<\/p>\n<p>Should Daly successfully hold a primary election, he may still find himself in the unenviable position of supporting a candidate not supported by his allies. Daly said he hopes those candidates who do not win the open primary consider withdrawing their candidacies to maximize the probability of a Progressive victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has to be done,&#8221; Daly said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daly announced his intention in March to hold a primary election. Since then, the Progressive candidates we have spoken to have been less than enthusiastic about running a mid-campaign election, citing limited resources needed for the run-up to November election. 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