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Predicting a backlash election in Seattle this year? Remember 2019
With a departing mayor and low approval ratings for the city council, expectations are high for a change election. It's not clear that will happen.
Katie Wilson
Katie Wilson is the General Secretary of the Transit Riders Union, a Seattle-based organization advocating for improved public transit and other progressive urban issues. She is a contributin
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