by Meghann Myers
“He’s kinda like Barack Obama, you know? It’s change we need.”
That’s what Eric Mar organizer Shaw-San Liu said to me when I asked her what sets Mar apart from the other candidates.
“He’s not a career politician, he’s not paid for by special interests,” added Linshao Chin.
The two of them were sitting on a couch at Mar’s headquarters on Geary, slumped with exhaustion after a long day. Around them, supporters huddled around a laptop to check the national poll numbers.
“Obama is our president!” they shouted simultaneously.
Now we’ve moved to China Bistro a few blocks away where Mar’s after party is being held. We still don’t know if he won. A few volunteers — the unlucky ones who aren’t noshing on egg rolls and chow mein — are running over to the police station and firehouse to check their polling numbers.
Update: The local precincts are reporting Mar up to 30% (9:11 pm)