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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: #2,602 - Multiple Bay Area Progressive politicians and recalled or lose elections
Description: East Bay voters had their say on whether to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, and it looks like they chose to send both packing.
With all precincts reporting early Wednesday, voters supported both recalls by a clear and nearly identical margin: 65.2% to 34.8% for Thao, and 64.8% to 35.2% for Price.
However, Price has not admitted defeat and urged patience while all ballots are counted.
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