SF GOP snubs Republican in mayoral endorsements, quietly favoring conservative Dems
In the deep-blue stronghold of San Francisco, the endorsement of the Republican Party is perhaps the least valuable stamp of approval.
That goes double in a mayoral race in which the leading Democratic candidates are accusing one another of Republican rhetoric, slinging “MAGA” like a four-letter word.
In this election, local Republicans might have been tempted to endorse a Democrat for mayor. But the SF GOP declined to endorse any of them. Not even the lone major Republican candidate, Ellen Lee Zhou, got the party’s support.
At the local party’s regular meeting Wednesday at the Milton Marks Auditorium, the gathered Republicans voted not to endorse Zhou. She was the only mayoral candidate seeking their backing.
They didn’t discuss the decision in the open, however. Midway through the meeting, the SF GOP board asked attendees to exit the auditorium so they could debate in private.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/05/sf-gop-snubs-republican-in-mayoral-endorsements-quietly-favoring-conservative-dems/