San Francisco goes red. Sort of.
California's most Democratic city sees its first meaningful GOP showing in ages. The early 2026 numbers show Republicans pulling 9% of returned ballots in SF, up from basically invisible.
It's not a breakthrough. It's a data point in a heavily Democratic place that Democrats still dominate 68-59 among early returners. But for a precinct map that's been uniformly blue for decades, this registers as a novelty.
The poster's "relish it while it lasts" is sarcasm. They're right to be skeptical. One early turnout snapshot in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans 55 to 1 on the rolls doesn't predict anything.
2026 General Election Ballot Return Update: CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO 1.4K Returned 0.3% Turnout Registered: D+55 Returned: D+59 Share of returns: Dem: 68.2% Rep: 9.0% Oth: 22.8%
Source
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