Economics
Rare San Francisco Republicans Are Objects of Desire
- Trump, Cruz and Kasich must win votes in Democratic redoubts
- San Francisco is unlikely battleground in drawn-out contest
Donald Trump piñatas are displayed in a window on Aug. 28, 2015, in San Francisco.
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Alan Burradell walks his rat terrier, Django, around San Francisco in a red, white and blue Donald Trump dog sweater. Across town, Tom Canaday sports a Ted Cruz button as he calls neighbors from a rent-controlled apartment urging them to support the conservative Texas senator.
Both men, outliers in one of the most liberal U.S. cities, have become crucial lieutenants in this year’s presidential election as GOP candidates descend on the state that has more delegates than any other. That’s because each of California’s 53 congressional districts, no matter how few Republicans live there, will award three delegates after voting concludes June 7.