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UPDATE: Early results indicate that an attempt to recall Seattle District 3 Councilmember Kshama Sawant is currently passing by a 53.1% to 46.9% margin.聽Read more here.

Racist and homophobic hate mail. Envelopes filled with feces. Rocks thrown at petition gatherers.

With hours to go before final ballots are counted in the against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Tuesday’s referendum vote has been 鈥渧olatile鈥� and dangerous, according to campaign manager Henry Bridger II.

“[Since] day one, I鈥檝e had death threats 鈥� seven so far,鈥� Bridger told 成人X站 Radio’s Dori Monson Show. 鈥淢y team has been attacked while collecting (petition) signatures. They鈥檝e been spit on, had rocks thrown at them, liquids thrown at them, petitions ripped out of their hands.鈥�

This 鈥渧olatile鈥� behavior is not surprising to Bridger, a former supporter of Sawant.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e protective of their queen bee,鈥� he said.

鈥淩etaliating鈥� is part of Socialist and Marxist movements, Bridger added.

Strong turnout for Sawant recall vote ahead of Tuesday deadline for District 3 ballots

But Bridger also said he’s 鈥渇eeling pretty good鈥� about pending results. Early forecasts show about a 41.5% voter turnout 鈥� a figure Bridger calls 鈥渋ncredible鈥� for a single-issue election. In comparison, last month鈥檚 general election attracted about 50% voter turnout citywide.

For this election, only registered voters who live in District 3 neighborhoods can submit a ballot, which includes Madison Park, Capitol Hill, Denny-Blaine, First Hill, and Madrona, among others.

Sawant is Seattle鈥檚 longest-tenured city council member. Her opponents claim she needs to be removed from office over her misuse of city funds for a 鈥渢ax Amazon鈥� initiative; opening locked City Hall doors for a protest, in violation of COVID-19 health policies; and using her position to lead a march to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan鈥檚 home.

What鈥檚 it like, Dori asked, to have a concerted effort to try to intimidate you?

鈥淚t takes just one person to stand up to a bully,鈥� Bridger said. 鈥淎nd then, once you do that, others will follow. It is not an easy task. Especially when you鈥檙e up against a Marxist organization that prides itself in getting what it wants.鈥�

Listen to Dori鈥檚 election-day interview with Recall Sawant campaign manager Henry Bridger II:

Listen to the Dori Monson Show weekday afternoons from noon 鈥� 3 p.m. on 成人X站 Radio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the聽podcast here.听听