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> Can you imagine the Seattle City Council keeping a secret like this and then acting on it in just one day? Of course not. We’d need to have endless community

by dubfan 13y ago

> Can you imagine the Seattle City Council keeping a secret like this and then acting on it in just one day? Of course not. We’d need to have endless community meetings and hearings and public floggings of Google Executives. Not to mention Kshama Sawant grandstanding about completely irrelevant topics. I can't understand how she got elected.

RyJones 13y ago
Because the majority of the people that voted in her district were tired of having an insular rep on the council, so they voted for The Other Guy? Seattle politics is quite strange, coming from the midwest. Politics isn't blood sport out here.
- dubfan 13y ago
  The election was city-wide (it's going to districts in 2015)
  - RyJones 13y ago
    you're correct, of course. The differences seem extremely fine and closely cut to me, regardless.
DerpDerpDerp 13y ago
People elected her to throw a wrench in the system because they were unhappy with the city council's actions on a number of topics.
srj 13y ago
As far as I could tell Conlin hardly campaigned. I think it shocked local politicians that he lost.
specialist 13y ago
I can't understand how she got elected. She got more votes than Conlin. As srj notes, Conlin barely had a campaign whereas Sawant had an amazing campaign, with 100s of volunteers and great messaging (key to motivating your base). Conlin couldn't even muster a ballot chasing effort during the recount. Pathetic. The comparative effort (amazing vs no show) demonstrates just how hard it is to unseat an incumbent. Sawant's campaign buoyed the public financing and district reform (switch from at large council seats to district & at large hybrid), as well as McGinn's vote count. So while I like and voted for Conlin, I do acknowledge and appreciate what Sawant did for progressive issues.
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icelancer 13y ago
>Not to mention Kshama Sawant grandstanding about completely irrelevant topics. I can't understand how she got elected. I didn't vote for her but I enjoyed her being elected. I would love to see her ridiculous ideas implemented just for laughs.

by dubfan 13y ago

RyJones 13y ago

Because the majority of the people that voted in her district were tired of having an insular rep on the council, so they voted for The Other Guy? Seattle politics is quite strange, coming from the midwest. Politics isn't blood sport out here.

dubfan 13y ago
The election was city-wide (it's going to districts in 2015)
- RyJones 13y ago
  you're correct, of course. The differences seem extremely fine and closely cut to me, regardless.

DerpDerpDerp 13y ago

People elected her to throw a wrench in the system because they were unhappy with the city council's actions on a number of topics.

srj 13y ago

As far as I could tell Conlin hardly campaigned. I think it shocked local politicians that he lost.

specialist 13y ago

I can't understand how she got elected. She got more votes than Conlin. As srj notes, Conlin barely had a campaign whereas Sawant had an amazing campaign, with 100s of volunteers and great messaging (key to motivating your base). Conlin couldn't even muster a ballot chasing effort during the recount. Pathetic. The comparative effort (amazing vs no show) demonstrates just how hard it is to unseat an incumbent. Sawant's campaign buoyed the public financing and district reform (switch from at large council seats to district & at large hybrid), as well as McGinn's vote count. So while I like and voted for Conlin, I do acknowledge and appreciate what Sawant did for progressive issues.

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icelancer 13y ago

>Not to mention Kshama Sawant grandstanding about completely irrelevant topics. I can't understand how she got elected. I didn't vote for her but I enjoyed her being elected. I would love to see her ridiculous ideas implemented just for laughs.