Blame and Mayoral Politics in San Francisco

A key dimension of the mayoral campaign is who voters blame for the problems facing the city.

This year voters in San Francisco will vote for both President of the US and Mayor of their city. The national data as well as polling on San Francisco make it very clear that voters in both places are unhappy about the state of the country or city. In this context, a central question in both elections is who deserves the blame.

At the national level we …