Uhhh, so, in the August primary endorsements the SECB claimed there was “no way” former longtime House Speaker Frank Chopp was going to lose the seat he’s held for 25 years. He’s too powerful, we said. Too connected, we said. Too mustachioed, we said. He’s personally walked too many people around the gayborhood and showed them affordable housing for which he’s secured funding, we said. But when the final primary results were tallied, it turned out Chopp didn’t crack 50% of the vote share. (He ended up with 49.78%, which is pretty close, but still!) This means a little bit more than 50% of the 43rd LD (or the primary electorate in the 43rd LD) is looking for a change. Seattle Peoples Party candidate Sherae Lascelles is exactly the kind of change they should be looking for.
As Lascelles made clear more than once during our endorsement meeting, Democrats like Chopp talk about bringing marginalized and vulnerable communities to “the table,” but they so rarely get out of the way so that someone from those communities can run the fucking table.
