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Washington, and to some extent Oregon, used to be very small “l” libertarian about guns. This was back in the 2000s and before. It was part of the more “live and let live” culture of the place, generally speaking. Western Washington was very left, but the state as a whole would sometimes elect Republicans to statewide office. Those Republicans were definitely conservative, but generally speaking more in the Reagan/Bush mode.
Starting in the mid-2000s, the state started to polarize more strongly. The elections between Christine Gregoire and Dino Rossi were razor thin, down to a few hundred ballots. The way that King County always reported results last, and the way those results always pushed the Democrat over the top fueled conspiracy theories. That is to say anything actually happened. It actually stands to reason that the largest county in the state would take the longest to county their votes. And when they are heavily skewed to one side, it makes sense when the votes skew that way.
Anyway… Since then the state has been leaning more and more heavily Democratic as the influx of tech workers and other such in migrants continued. Western Washington, and especially Seattle, became even more dominant over the rest of the state, and now here we are.
I’ve actually spent most of my life in Seattle, and I really hate the arrogance around here. It’s not right to look down on people with such contempt, especially when it’s not earned. No city with trash and feces filled tents strewn all over its streets has the right to look down on anyone.
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