FWIW Is, I edit my Is former statement to note even 8 would have voted for Davison, and I think people know I'm a criminal defense attorney (though ftr a former long time prosecutor). Though even there I'm a bit concerned her views are a little too harsh and not the direction we need to go,, and worse yet she's inexperienced.
Frankly,, IMHO the incumbent Pete Holmes should've been re-elected.
I predict Davison either "converts" to reasonable common sense initiatives like Holmes fostered AND switches parties, or she'll be a one term wonder.
She's probably destined for one term no matter what. Regardless of what she actually does, progressives are going to immediately start talking about her "crackdown" and "broken windows policing", and every single prosecution they can dishonestly paint as draconian or unjustified will become evidence of this. And the line will be "we knew this was coming because she's a Republican."
Switching parties will just look opportunistic and insincere. The office is non-partisan anyway, she's not elected to be a "Republican city attorney" she's just elected to be city attorney.
I expect many of King County's blue-chip lawyers are already beginning to plot a course for 2026. Davison's weakness is obvious and most voters in Seattle would probably take a trustworthy, experienced lawyer who promises to "create a more equitable and understanding criminal justice system" over whatever crime-loving Twitterati the progressives try to get behind in five years.
It's a shame, because I anticipate Davison doing a lot of good. At least we'll have five years of crime and public safety being taken seriously top-to-bottom by our city executives, and the sound spanking Nikkita Oliver received should make it clear to the rest of the council that Seattleites aren't interested in their interfering in that paradigm by trying to legalize more crimes.
Also, who knows what will happen? Five years is a long time in politics. Five years ago I was sealing my vote for Hillary Clinton for president, the Ferguson fires were just dying down, and there was none of this talk of defunding the police. It's entirely likely the left's interest in the criminal justice system will dissipate by then and the city attorney race will end up just being like Kim Wyman's re-election, an uncontroversial renewal of lease for a non-partisan Republican who's quiet and does a good job.
