Washington 2020: The Calm Before the Drizzle

[henster]

I can see Sawant having a bumpy term and going down in flames, voters just wanted an incumbent out and they got something worse she will have a short political career. And this $15 minimum wage is just pandering by Murray he will balk at enacting it city-wide and just do it for public workers even if it makes the ballot it will fail.

[henster]

The carbon tax Initative 732 has gathered enough signatures, and has moved to the legislature for approval -does anyone think it has the votes to pass with Republicans in control of the Senate?

Why would they waste sending it to the legislature and not straight to ballot? Wouldn't it be funny if both measures end up being defeated? Both will probably do terribly in Eastern WA and a lot Boeing workers may end up voting against them.

[henster]

There's no way I-732 passes. Zero chance.

I don't think either will pass, this is a state that voted down a progressive income tax just a few years ago and just voted for the stupid Eyman blackmail proposal. Voters may see the carbon tax the same way they view an income vote.

[henster]

Cantwell and Murray seem like lifers to me.

[henster]

Deputy King County Prosecutor and community activist Manka Dhingra (D) is the first person to declare for the SD-45 special election.

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Her husband is a former Microsoft exec and currently works for SpaceX.

$$. She sounds perfect and no past votes to hit her on.