Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant declared victory on Friday over an attempt by opponents to recall her, but the outcome of this month’s special election is far from certain.
“It appears we have defeated the combined efforts of big business, the right wing, corporate media, the courts and the political establishment who sought to remove our socialist council office by any means necessary,” Sawant said to a crowd of supporters in a video that was posted on Facebook. “In other words, the wealthy and their representatives in politics and the media took their best shot at us and we beat them again.”
Friday election results show Sawant beating the recall effort
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