Washington state megathread

[KingSweden]

Fain has a pretty moderate voting record for somebody in leadership and his brother is a popular sports radio show host. Also the Kent Valley area can be kind of swingy downballot

[KingSweden]

Saw on DKE that Spokane is now at 34% turnout - is that true? Absolutely wild what’s going on out there

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Saw on DKE that Spokane is now at 34% turnout - is that true? Absolutely wild what’s going on out there

Higher actually, as of 10/31: 118,061   36.87%!
Stunning turnout. I can't see how this is good for CMR, she's not exactly a get-me-to-the-polls inspiring kind of person (not saying it's good for Brown either, but I feel like the downside lies with CMR).

I mean I think it’s best for the three Democrats in LD-6. Probably good for Brown, but as RI demonstrates below, Whitman and WW aren’t doing great and Brown needs high turnout plus a decent margin in both

[KingSweden]

Dems need to park a dump truck of cash at Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt’s House for next cycle. JHB is beatable.

[KingSweden]

When’s the next ballot drop?

[KingSweden]

When’s the next ballot drop?

Between 4-6 today for most counties.

Looking forward to updates... pre-election i predicted +10 House and +3 Senate

[KingSweden]

I’m a bit concerned about Emily Randall holding on in LD-26, TBH.

[KingSweden]

Today’s update.

Randall holding firm with a 400 vote lead

Erickson lead up to 200... don’t think this one’s happening

Fain now trails by 200

So if results hold, D+3 in the Senate

[KingSweden]

Was sad to read in the Seattle Times today that Councilman Rob Johnson will not seek reelection. Easily the best member of the CC on urban issues, very sad to see.

[KingSweden]

As I feared, Emily Randall now trailing in the 26th - yuuuge dump for McClendon.

I’m happy Report that Erickson now only leads by 70 votes and Fain keeps falling further behind

[KingSweden]

I’m fine with +2/3 in the Senate, but only going +7 in the House with so much low hanging fruit is kinda disappointing. I know Podlodowski is digging WADems out of a hole outside of the King/Snoho core but still

[KingSweden]

I’m fine with +2/3 in the Senate, but only going +7 in the House with so much low hanging fruit is kinda disappointing. I know Podlodowski is digging WADems out of a hole outside of the King/Snoho core but still

It did seem like it would be better in the primaries.

There's always another shot to deepen the state House/US House ranks in 2020 though.

A *lot* of these races were knife’s edge in the primary. And we’re winning one that didn’t look close at the time (Fain).

[KingSweden]

Polarization: a map

(I’m a bit concerned about the 19th in 2020 tbh)

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Emily Randal netted 76 votes tonight, now leads by 88

[KingSweden]

Especially since the 25th will have a Senate race too. I hope somebody is researching what’s gone wrong in the last five years in Puyallup, can’t afford any suburban attrition

[KingSweden]

Those moderate Repubs did themselves no favors by joining EWA conservatives in their various escapades, though, and forgetting often that they represented King County and not Moses Lake

[KingSweden]

Those moderate Repubs did themselves no favors by joining EWA conservatives in their various escapades, though, and forgetting often that they represented King County and not Moses Lake

Well, i still like Litzow and Hill (slightly less - Fain). And absolutely opposed to 1-party rule everywhere, Democratic as well as Republican.

I liked Litzow just fine, he seemed like a good man, but you gotta vote your district before you can vote your party