In Richmond, CA:
Bernie Sanders on Bill Moyers--Video and transcript:
BILL MOYERS: I read one account that says Chevron is spending over $150 for every, quote, "likely” voter. What do they get back for their investment?
BERNIE SANDERS: Well, what they're going to get back, clearly, is a city council which will be less attentive to the environmental needs of that community.
...We're going to teach you a lesson. We're going to tell you who owns this community, who controls this community.' And that's what this fight is about here in Richmond.
In today's
San Francisco Chronicle:
Chevron has spent $72 per registered voter in Richmond to push its slate of candidates for City Council and mayor in Tuesday’s election — more than a minimum wage worker brings home after a full day’s work in this blue-collar city.
The oil giant’s $3 million in political contributions are also funding a powerful opposition campaign against candidates it sees as critics, one of whom is Councilwoman Jovanka Beckles. She has raised campaign funds that amount to about 85 cents per each of the 41,894 registered voters.
The multinational corporation’s political involvement small donations a David-versus-Goliath effect with Chevron-backed candidates starring in television ads, glossy mailers and stunning advertising billboards that tower above the city streets, while the non-Chevron candidates squeak by on small donations from residents and door-to-door canvassing by volunteers.
... “... it shows how much is at stake for Chevron.”
GOTV calculation: 41,894 registered voters = 20,000 likely voters = GOTV of 200 voters changes results by 1%.
RPA's poll-greeting (and late election-day GOTV) sign-up page is here.