Since I voted both for Morales and Woo(not in the same election-Ha!)
picking Woo would be a win for District 2. It would double that district’s representation.
It's fascinating to me that not even two months ago Hannah said "As of Friday, things seemed close in District 4, where urbanist father Ron Davis trailed just 400 votes behind his more conservative opponent, Maritza Rivera," but I guess those three extra votes makes Woo's loss seem massive in comparison.
"One Seattle City Council race remains incredibly close. In District 4, urbanist father and taxation fiend Ron Davis trails just 400 votes behind his opponent, City insider Maritza Rivera."
Weird how 400 votes can be "incredibly close" when you identify with one candidate's politics and characterized as "didn’t come close" when you do not identify with their politics.
@2 How so? She almost won election so we know some people support vs someone who has never ran. I don't get why running and not winning is some sort of disqualifier. I suspect this is more about political idealogy rather than won/loss record. I have no doubt if Ron Davis had put forth his name we'd be hearing about how he lost a close election and therefore should be placed ahead of other candidates.
Abel Pacheco in Dist 4 was appointed to a vacancy after losing a previous election. Unless there is a specific rule about it, it’s not undemocratic. Seattle is not all that big and it makes sense that a qualified person had already jumped into one of many wide open races.
The Stranger made a valid point about appointing someone with ample prior experience, instead of a less-experienced candidate (TanyaWoo).
But then the Stranger excoriated Nelson for picking a Seattle staff person who had over a decade of experience, instead of someone with just a few years experience.
Now I’m confused.
Ideally you want someone who worked for Mosqueda. If not for her, then someone who worked for a council member who is well respected (and yes, that includes Harrell). You want someone who is familiar with the job. Whether they ran or not is largely irrelevant.
“Mosqueda represented one of the most progressive votes on the council, so picking a labor-loving liberal to keep her seat warm until the next election would make sense.”
And if Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the most conservative votes on the US Supreme Court, drops dead tomorrow then President Biden nominating a rabid conservative to take his place would make just as much sense…
Tanya Woo would be an obnoxious choice, given that it was a competitive one-on-one race. It would be like slapping voters in the face, and not at all something a "moderate" would do.
OTOH someone like Shane McComber didn't make waves but he was well-liked and sensible and seems like a person who could work with conservatives while also giving voters (the conservatives otherwise plan to ignore) some representation. He even mentioned that in one of the candidate forums as he has family members who are conservatives.
Since I voted both for Morales and Woo(not in the same election-Ha!)
picking Woo would be a win for District 2. It would double that district’s representation.
Good article here on the AAPI candidates. https://nwasianweekly.com/2024/01/aapi-candidates-for-city-council-position-8-up-close/
I have to wonder about picking a candidate who, by a vote, already lost. Isn't that a bit of ignoring the will of the people?
It's fascinating to me that not even two months ago Hannah said "As of Friday, things seemed close in District 4, where urbanist father Ron Davis trailed just 400 votes behind his more conservative opponent, Maritza Rivera," but I guess those three extra votes makes Woo's loss seem massive in comparison.
"Things seemed close."
https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2023/2023/11/13/79259682/ballot-drop-update
Ooh, found another one:
"One Seattle City Council race remains incredibly close. In District 4, urbanist father and taxation fiend Ron Davis trails just 400 votes behind his opponent, City insider Maritza Rivera."
https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2023/2023/11/10/79251934/ballot-drop-update-lewis-concedes-morales-overtakes-woo-and-davis-closes-in-on-rivera
Weird how 400 votes can be "incredibly close" when you identify with one candidate's politics and characterized as "didn’t come close" when you do not identify with their politics.
@2 How so? She almost won election so we know some people support vs someone who has never ran. I don't get why running and not winning is some sort of disqualifier. I suspect this is more about political idealogy rather than won/loss record. I have no doubt if Ron Davis had put forth his name we'd be hearing about how he lost a close election and therefore should be placed ahead of other candidates.
Abel Pacheco in Dist 4 was appointed to a vacancy after losing a previous election. Unless there is a specific rule about it, it’s not undemocratic. Seattle is not all that big and it makes sense that a qualified person had already jumped into one of many wide open races.
https://www.thestranger.com/city/2019/04/22/39989192/abel-pacheco-is-your-newest-city-council-member-seattle
The Stranger made a valid point about appointing someone with ample prior experience, instead of a less-experienced candidate (TanyaWoo).
But then the Stranger excoriated Nelson for picking a Seattle staff person who had over a decade of experience, instead of someone with just a few years experience.
Now I’m confused.
It is too bad Brianna Thomas isn't running, since she would be a good representative.
Ideally you want someone who worked for Mosqueda. If not for her, then someone who worked for a council member who is well respected (and yes, that includes Harrell). You want someone who is familiar with the job. Whether they ran or not is largely irrelevant.
“Mosqueda represented one of the most progressive votes on the council, so picking a labor-loving liberal to keep her seat warm until the next election would make sense.”
And if Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the most conservative votes on the US Supreme Court, drops dead tomorrow then President Biden nominating a rabid conservative to take his place would make just as much sense…
shorter version of most SLOG articles: I will rationalize the choice of someone whose positions I agree with.
@10 for the win!
@10…. Yes. Most of this “column” is as campy as it gets. At times it sounds like Hannah is joking, but then you realize she means it.
Tanya Woo would be an obnoxious choice, given that it was a competitive one-on-one race. It would be like slapping voters in the face, and not at all something a "moderate" would do.
OTOH someone like Shane McComber didn't make waves but he was well-liked and sensible and seems like a person who could work with conservatives while also giving voters (the conservatives otherwise plan to ignore) some representation. He even mentioned that in one of the candidate forums as he has family members who are conservatives.
Who is conservative on the city council? I can’t see anyone that is.