Trump wins, but Washington gets bluer: exactly what happened during last night's election
Democrats across the country today are waking up to a sea change in national politics and a realignment of political coalitions once considered solidly blue.
But closer to home, Washington state is moving further to the left.
Local Democrats appear headed for a sweep of statewide offices, and most of the conservative-backed initiatives on the ballot are losing.
But, not everything is so clear cut.
Questions remain, including: Will voters ditch new regulations on natural gas? Will an anti-Trump Republican keep his seat in Congress? And who will join our state Supreme Court?
Discussing what we know, what we don’t, and what it all means, is a panel of political experts.
Guests:
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Political consultant with Fincher consulting, and host of the Hacks and Wonks Podcast, Crystal Fincher
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Former Washington state attorney general Rob McKenna
- Editor and publisher of the Washington Observer, Paul Queary
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Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington, and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio.
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Sarah Leibovitz
Supervising Producer, Soundside
Sarah joined KUOW in 2019 as senior producer on The Record. She is now Supervising KUOW’s new noon time show, Soundside. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.
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