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I am lighting candles, sacrificing sheep, whatever it takes. I’m begging, talking to God every day that it be Darcy Burner because she is the Dennis Kucinich of Washington State. If Darcy is the nominee, we will get 60 percent of the vote, easy.

— Washington State Republican Party Chairman Kirby Wilbur, fantasizing about a Darcy Burner/John Koster matchup in November. Wilbur ought to be careful what he wishes for. Republicans were gleeful when Howard Dean took over the Democratic National Committee. But they weren’t in a gloating mood after the infrastructure Dean built helped elect Barack Obama President of the United States.
Andrew Villeneuve

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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