Opinion
Liberal Seattle is not the only bubble in Washington state
After Trump’s win in 2016, national media said urban-liberal enclaves were out of touch. But there are rural-conservative bubbles, too.
After Trump’s win in 2016, national media said urban-liberal enclaves were out of touch. But there are rural-conservative bubbles, too.
Last year’s sale of the “Mercer Megablock” in South Lake Union was meant to benefit community development, not plug a budget hole.
With a friendly administration and a shifting local party system, a political realignment could be underway.
Election night confirmed that a dreadful status quo persists.
Conservative activists have decried late-arriving mail ballots as suspicious. In our state, they’re anything but.