So, I usually wait a few days after the election to let the dust settle, but this time I was in Orlando with friends during the "Blue Tsunami". And while I said before, the party in power always loses votes in a midterm, but this one has been particularly bad for the GOP, despite all the institutionalized tricks that they were pulling (reducing voting sites, horrible postal service, gerrymandering entire districts, dispatching the DOJ to watch over the counting, threatening lawsuits if their guy did not win). Still, Team Blue gained a lot of ground from the simple election tactic and having more people vote.

Interestingly, Washington State did not see a lot the wave, since it is primarily blue to start with. And I will note that the more centrist candidates did carry the day more often, and there were a number blowouts, in a sphere that where 52% of the vote is often called a "mandate". 

Here's what we got as of Saturday the 7th. Boldfaced are things I voted for, which is not always the things that won.

IPL26-645 (Rescind the Income Tax on the Wealthy: NO 58-42%

IPL26-001 (Make the Parental Rights Law worse): NO 53-47%

IPL 26-638 (Force all girls in sports to prove they're sufficiently girly): Yes 56-44%

OK, the last one surprised me, but this is the nature of elections. I can see this so of thing quickly becoming a "slippery slope" by requiring all male athletes to have sufficient testosterone (like in the current Department of Woah is demanding) or not being surgically enhanced (i.e. circumcised), but then, that's just silly. In any event, there's a good chance that 645 and 638 will be challenged in court.

US Representative District 9: Adam Smith 75-24%, which is pretty much the standard result. 

State Representative, District 11: David Hackney 57-39%

King County Assessor: Robert Foxcurran 71-28%

Washington State Supreme Court: Position 1: Colleen Melody  60-40%

Washington State Supreme Court: Position 3: Jaime Hawk 58-42%

Washington State Supreme Court: Position 4: Sean O'Donnell 51-49% - There's always one race that is close enough that it could flip with later votes. This is that one. And it is one where we had two good candidates.

Washington State Supreme Court: Position 5: Theo Angelis 55-44%

Washington State Supreme Court: Position 7: Debra Stephens 63-36%

Southeast Electoral District Position No.5: Heather M. Barker 66-33%

Kent School District No. 415 Proposition No. 1 Replacement of Expiring Educational Programs and Operations Levy: Yes 53-47%

And with that, the Political Desk goes dormant for a while, I go back to nattering about books and plays.