How Washington State Republicans Drove Their Party into a Ditch

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By Joel Connelly

As Donald Trump cuts a path through Republican primaries, we should take a moment to ponder how the wider electorate reacts to “the Donald.”

The Republican Party in Washington state has been decimated during Trump’s reign atop the party. Only two Democratic state legislators have lost seats since the 2016 election, while the Dems have come to dominate suburban areas that used to be the backbone of Republican strength in the state.

I spent an afternoon two years ago with state House Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox at his Pierce County farm. Wilcox had been on the road recruiting legislative candidates, with particular attention to eight Democrat-held seats. He had a first rate slate of challengers, not a crank among them.

All of them lost. In fact, the Dems gained a seat in each chamber. The House gain was registered in the 10th District, centered on Island County, where I used to vote. The winning candidate, Rep. Clyde Shavers, was exposed to have puffed up his resume and fudged residence in the district. The Everett Herald revoked its endorsement.

https://www.postalley.org/2024/02/26/how-washington-state-republicans-drove-their-party-into-a-ditch/

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1. Yo-Mama - I love reading stuff like this about Washington. If my people here in Spokane could only get.....

.....rid of Cathy McMorris-Rogers, I'd be really happy. Every election I give thanks to the voters on the West side of the state for keeping the state blue. Moved here 40 years ago from Ohio, leaving my RWNJ family and friends to deal with that swing state shit by themselves.

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2. McMorris-Rogers is retiring

Lias Brown looks to be the favorite.

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3. Why did the Everett Herald endorse him in the first place?

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4. And then there is Michigan, another bastion of disarray.