Republican candidates can win statewide, but that means they need to appeal to voters in King County, because, despite new party chairman Jim Walsh’s claims, there just are not enough votes in Eastern Washington to overturn King County’s whims.
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Jaime Herrera Beutler lost because WA-03 is becoming a more normal, nationalized district
Herrera Beutler is a victim of the fact that the Republican coalition in her district became increasingly rural. She became reliant on pro-Trump voters who saved her in 2018, and as a result, when she broke with and then continued to criticize Trump, she scared them away and no longer had enough votes to win.
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Cities outside of King County powered Biden-Harris’ historic victory in Washington State
Read guest contributor McCauley Pugh’s analysis of the 2020 Democratic ticket’s strength in Washington State outside of King County, which is an ominous sign for the Republican Party.