What can Republicans do to be competitive in the Pacific Northwest again?

[jamesyons]

Libertarians will be able to compete there, except for the old core working class Democratic base in Seattle, Tacoma, and Longview which is losing influence, most of the Democrats are sociallly very liberal and fairly fiscally moderate which could be won by a libertarian, Rand Paul is trying to appeal to these people and say that he can expand the party into the Northwest and New England (especially New Hampshire).  The main reason Washington has become strongly Democratic is the growing Democratic margins out of King County which has been the result of growing Democratic trends in the Seattle suburbs.  Oregon has even less of a locked in Democratic base since there are few minorities and most of the Democratic base votes liberally based on social issues.