A new Examiner poll of 541 likely voters conducted by Change Research from May 26-29 shows 56% in favor of recalling the DA, who has a disapproval rate of 62%.
Even the much-vilified policy of eliminating cash bail — a signature Boudin policy — has support from 50% of voters, with only 31% expressing opposition. If anything, Tuesday’s election will deliver a resounding defeat for some of criminal justice reform’s loudest opponents. Just watch and see what happens to Michael Shellenberger and Anne Marie Schubert, who are running “tough on crime” campaigns focused on drugs and homelessness.
Smith pointed to Vice President Kamala Harris as an example of a DA who balanced reform and enforcement, keeping the faith of local voters who overwhelmingly supported her 2010 bid for state attorney general. Boudin clearly failed to connect with voters in a similar way, but Smith said Boudin also had the misfortune of being in office at a time when DAs are under attack nationwide.
The recall will devastate Boudin’s elected career and set back the movement to elect ultra-progressive DAs, but it would be a mistake to conflate Boudin’s fate with that of criminal justice reform in general. The Examiner poll also asked voters about policies they support to solve The City’s most pressing problems.
Dude de-criminalizes crime , stops persecuting criminals, crime goes up triple digits then cries about getting recalled. Get a DA that does his job.
He’s awful.
Ya dam skippy and any other Liberal DA that fails to do their job and uphold the law. The people of this nation wether Dems//Rep/Lib law abiding deserves to live in safe neighborhoods to have their business protected. To prosecute criminals especially repeat offenders! Recall!
Weak sauce woke Gascon is next!
Yes on H!!!!!!!
We don't have much journalism in San Francisco (I live here). sfchron, sfexaminer are cheer leading lackeys to left wing politicians. They are MIA when it comes to pointing out the failed policies/incompetence of chesaboudin and sf gov policies on the 'homeless problem'.
Progressive ideology simply just doesn’t work.
TheLeoTerrell awesome finally I can visit family. In any city where women wanting kids but have to suffer still births are then arrested for murder the DA needs to not just go but be thrown in jail. SF is worse then NYC Chicago Philly Detriot & LA all rolled into 1.
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Okay let him live but please cut off his penis!
Death sentence!
TheLeoTerrell WRONG again.
I find this questionable. We can't really trust polls. SFexaminer backs Chesa Boudin. I wonder if this is a ploy to get Yes on H supporters to stop voting by making them think the recall is a lock.
lol - So, let me get this straight. They vote in people who allow criminals to not be punished (not the criminal's fault), crime rises (no consequences) and them they are angry with the results. Are people just dumb! Common sense - criminals are criminals.
Amen,please recall Boudin San Franciscans🙏🏽
F off Republicans 🖕Vote No on H
It can't happen soon enough.
TheLeoTerrell Criminal reform = skyrocketing crime. Voters - we deserve to be safe. Let's try something else. It really is that simple
BiotechNewbie The damage is done. The ADAs who left/were fired…THE ACTUAL PROSECUTORS… aren’t just going to reappear. Meanwhile his fake prosecutors (public defenders) are just going to hop back over to the public defenders office. If this is what they pull when everyone is looking…
TheLeoTerrell People just need to move out of California. They will just keep replacing bad policies with more bad policies
TheLeoTerrell I just can’t believe that people think it’s ok to let these violent felons back out on the street with a slap on the wrist. All the people who think this is about social justice BULLSHIT!! It’s about scaring the hell out of people and turning beautiful cities into shitholes!!
Krasner ousted from Philly next please.
TheLeoTerrell They deserve him.
TheLeoTerrell If you get the sh*t out of your public offices maybe you can get the sh*t off your public streets. San Francisco, where the smell of the ocean breeze and excrement blend for your olfactory delights.
TheLeoTerrell Thank god
TheLeoTerrell Great now SanFran will only be 99.99% a shithole
The strong support is for the law to be in forced.
Look not everything that goes against your thinking is a GOP operation! Things aren’t good in SF and there are zero Republicans! Stop listening to this nonsense and face reality already! This justice reform was tried and failed, accept it, makes changes, move on from bad policy
and pathetically patronizing Asian-Americans at the last minute. But Asians are good at smelling out BS artists like Chesa. Good riddance. AAPI chesaboudin
Politicians refusing to enforce laws to StopAsianHate & StopAsianHateCrimes should be recalled or impeached. AANHPIs in SF deserve better. Don’t just hold the white men in position of power accountable. It should also apply to Dems & GOPs of color.
Sounds like voters don’t know what the want. I disagree with a no bail policy, but I can see the unfairness of bail to some. Diverting funds from police was never a good idea. LA did it too. Reforms are needed: higher education requirements for police force, background checks.
He'll just get another woke job
Seeing this fool get booed at the chinese new year parade is when I knew.
No they won’t. They knew who they elected in the first place and they will do it again. It’s easier to collect signatures then getting people to vote. People are sheep
Keep the Yes on H votes come in. Don’t stop voting Yes on H. It’s not over until it’s over. Two days left. Keep pushing GOTV!
A lot of really dumb takes in this article. Can’t wait for boudin to be gone
as they should
I hope SF gets a DA who will make it their mission to prosecute and incarcerate criminals.
Don’t believe the examiner. They’re just trying to motivate the pro boudin crowd and give the pro recall group a false sense of security
Please ! We need a real DA!
Pretty telling even if they pull a rabbit out of the hat if you lose w/bureacratic/institutional capture (the lock on local media, unions/NPOs, SUP automatrons), election rigging and in a deeply blue territory - ie you must be f'n up! The citizens the SF machine
Friendly reminder
Best headline I’ve read in weeks. Good riddance.
Love his woke sjw policies need more.
Yes, can't wait for the good news although I want to temper my expectations!!!
San Franciscans paid Boudin’s half-million salary benefits for two years and what are the results. How much time did he spend campaigning on City time using City resources? That needs to be looked into; after he is recalled San Franciscans are still on the hook for his pension.
SF didnt have GOP government since its formed. Dont you people want some change?
Its so hard to belive since all celebs came to his support(wtf). But i hope you will get rid of this guy
Get him TF out
This is an old article and pre-dates endorsements by meena and the powerful call by RevJJackson today: No on H!!!!!
Good riddance
Another iteration of Marxism fails
What?!? They aren’t in a dead 47% heat like stinky cheese campaign said? TheMarinaTimes
don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
Latinasfmision Yes and we get DA Catherine Stefani!
Latinasfmision We are besieged by incompetent self-servers who only focus on activities that generate money. So this vehicle? It sits a block from Safeway, Zynga and the Design Center for months. Boudin is a figurehead for that fecklessness and that’s why the establishment is freaking out.
No. Then the GOP wins. But maybe the Examiner wants that to happen.
Chesa + all the other sycophants are the 'bathwater'. The baby is 'Successfully Implemented + Thoughtful Criminal Justice Reform'. We are going to 'keep the baby, toss the bathwater'. DeanPreston HillaryRonen AaronPeskin conniechansf MattHaneySF Scott_Wiener are all next.
If Boudin can't set himself up for success in San Francisco of all places, he is a failed ideologue and he doesn't know how to implement his ideas. yesonH RecallChesa
Latinasfmision LFG!!! Kick chesa out of SF!
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