Which type of Republican is best for the Pacific Northwest?

[Senator-elect Spark]

[S019]

A liberal one

[SevenEleven]

Dino Rossi

[King of Kensington]

Michael Bloomberg

[ottermax]

Kim Wyman has actually been winning elections, and admittedly has been at the helm of progressive voting efforts, but I'm not sure why she has been so much more successful than anyone else in WA.

In Washington at least the suburban appealing Republican has fared better than the populist type... but overall the gains and losses of the current realignment have not been enough to favor Republicans and the Democrats seem to only be strengthening their hold over statewide offices.

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

Washington has trended Democratic for the past five elections. Let's see if the state can match Illinois's Democratic trend 1980 to 2008.

[Roll Roons]

In the right environment, a moderate Charlie Baker or Phil Scott type could do it - Rob McKenna in 2016 or Knute Buehler in 2014, especially if either seat was open. Washington and Oregon aren’t quite as gone at the statewide level as California or New York.

[OBD]

In the right environment, a moderate Charlie Baker or Phil Scott type could do it - Rob McKenna in 2016 or Knute Buehler in 2014, especially if either seat was open. Washington and Oregon aren’t quite as gone at the statewide level as California or New York.

Agreed. Buehler would have mopped up in 2014, and could arguably have come within 3-4 in 2016 (a neutral year, compared to D+7 2018). It's also worth noting that Oregon elected Republican (and sadly late) Dennis Richardson to the SoS office in 2016.