This Week in the Laboratories of Democracy

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Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what’s goin’ down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin’ gets done and where when you go down in the flood, it’s going to be your fault.

Let’s begin the survey with some good news for a change. First, in Seattle, where the good people at Bolts magazine hipped us to the west coast equivalent of Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York. From KINGS-TV:

KING 5 is projecting Seattle’s mayoral race for Katie Wilson. Following Wednesday’s ballot drop, Wilson extended her lead over incumbent Bruce Harrell to 1,976 votes. Her lead is now greater than the number of ballots left to count. Wilson has gained ground in the last three bal

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