The Westin is the choice for "establishment Democrats" because it is one of the few Union hotels in Seattle. That, and because when Westin was a Seattle-based company, a lot of the executives were Democrats.
Good, Moon was ridiculously unqualified and had no idea how to run this city. She can go back to running the PTA or whatever it is she did before deciding to try out this politics thingy.
In Burien, we have Tosta leading Green 54 - 46. Green is the nativist one. The other two races are up in the air -- Marx/Janssen separated by four votes.
(How does a person enrich their life through posting multiple nyah-nyah comments per hour about the frickin Seattle mayoral race? Huh.)
...the bitterness in your coverage of Jenny Durkan's win is delicious.
Agreed. Here is my vote for the money quote:
From the front row of supporters waiting for Jenny Durkan to speak, the SECB heard someone sneer âdefeated urban planner Cary Moon.â
I'm sure folks from the outfit which endorsed both of Durkan's closest opponents were standing close enough to hear that clearly and intelligibly. Of course they were.
Ha, funny. No Nikkita would've been crushed. Not 60-40; more like 80-20.
Jessyn Farrell was the only candidate that could have beaten Durkan. She was the only one that was actually more qualified to be mayor, and was willing to differentiate herself from Durkan. But she never got out of the primary, in part because The Stranger ignored her candidacy. Sometimes I think The Stranger editorial staff doesn't want to win anymore -- they just want to complain from the sidelines.
So if Dhingra's lead holds and she's elected, what's going to happen? First, is there another potential traitor in the Senate who might join the Republican side?
Second, are the Democrats going to actually get some shit done, or will they drag their feet even with thelr legislative majorities?
So basically with the Mayor's race, Seattleites put City Hall up on Ebay tonight and the highest "Independent Expenditure" won the auction. We lost Seattle tonight and we will never be able to afford the bid to win it back. Who is gonna outbid Amazon?
How in the hell does a city that is 6 percent Hispanic have two female Hispanics in our city wide council positions? How is that representative of the city?
The mayor absolutely does not have the power to establish municipal broadband in Seattle-- go read the city charter again.
That's a job for the council, and anyone serious about pushing it through would be running for one of the citywide council seats in this election.
@29
The Stranger, weirdly, is the only news outlet with any appreciable readership in the city that wouldn't just outright endorse Republicans, if there were any available. That leaves "the only paper that matters" with a wildly disproportionate influence; since The Times and the local TV stations seem to have absolutely zero interest in the large majority of Seattle voters who lean left, The Stranger, in all its nepotistic glory, is the only outlet left to turn to come election time for a lot of Seattle's citizens.
@27: Thanks for the comment from La-La Land. Farrell never once distanced herself from Durkan, and everybody seems to get that but you. Plus that imbecile McGinn almost certainly took votes from her, and she never distanced herself from him either. Same density, war on cars bullshit.
@31 - It's representative of any city that puts ability ahead of identity. Going by your 6% comment, it sounds like you'd be happy with zero Hispanic representation -- your stripes are showing and they aren't too pretty. Viva la raza. I voted for Mosqueda and I didn't vote for Gonzalez but I'm not having a meltdown that they are both on Council. Jeez, what a stupid comment you made.
@38 Whaaaa? Who wants to vote for a person that looks like them if they don't agree on any issues? Why is it important that half the elected officials stand to piss?
@41 POC say they need representatives to look like them and share their lived experience to be be proper representatives. Why doesn't that apply to everyone?
@40 Who said that? I am just making the point that a representative body should, you know, be representative.
@42 Ahh, so your point is that since a few brown people got elected in Seattle democracy needs to be restrained. It appears I have been "owned" by noted political scientist jacksont.
Given the historic make up of the City Council (almost exclusively white males) for the past 150 years, you've had more than your fair share of representation.
Ooops! My bad!
60.6%
Cary Moon
39.4%
Nikkita clearly would have crushed Durkan!
55.4%
Englund
44.6%
Significant.
Good.
8:18 PM â okay minute
8:19 PM â great minute
Just because.
Of course, she better stick to her âno income tax" pledge, popular with moderates, or the Republicans will take back the WA senate.
Good Stuff! Pulitzers all around.
(How does a person enrich their life through posting multiple nyah-nyah comments per hour about the frickin Seattle mayoral race? Huh.)
Agreed. Here is my vote for the money quote:
From the front row of supporters waiting for Jenny Durkan to speak, the SECB heard someone sneer âdefeated urban planner Cary Moon.â
I'm sure folks from the outfit which endorsed both of Durkan's closest opponents were standing close enough to hear that clearly and intelligibly. Of course they were.
Ha, funny. No Nikkita would've been crushed. Not 60-40; more like 80-20.
Jessyn Farrell was the only candidate that could have beaten Durkan. She was the only one that was actually more qualified to be mayor, and was willing to differentiate herself from Durkan. But she never got out of the primary, in part because The Stranger ignored her candidacy. Sometimes I think The Stranger editorial staff doesn't want to win anymore -- they just want to complain from the sidelines.
Second, are the Democrats going to actually get some shit done, or will they drag their feet even with thelr legislative majorities?
Is the Stranger really that influential?
The mayor absolutely does not have the power to establish municipal broadband in Seattle-- go read the city charter again.
That's a job for the council, and anyone serious about pushing it through would be running for one of the citywide council seats in this election.
@29
The Stranger, weirdly, is the only news outlet with any appreciable readership in the city that wouldn't just outright endorse Republicans, if there were any available. That leaves "the only paper that matters" with a wildly disproportionate influence; since The Times and the local TV stations seem to have absolutely zero interest in the large majority of Seattle voters who lean left, The Stranger, in all its nepotistic glory, is the only outlet left to turn to come election time for a lot of Seattle's citizens.
"Bu - but, white people make up 70% of the population here - WE NEED MORE WHITE PEOPLEZ IN POWER!"
@40 Who said that? I am just making the point that a representative body should, you know, be representative.
Given the historic make up of the City Council (almost exclusively white males) for the past 150 years, you've had more than your fair share of representation.