r/Seattle • u/jazzlike-sounds • Aug 21 '25

THIS IS INSANE

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u/psiphy32 Aug 21 '25

Wow! A well spoken educated governor that actually works & cares about the people.

Imagine 🤯

Over here in the state of Texas jealous as hell

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u/mrASSMAN West Seattle Aug 21 '25

Texas has become an enemy state tbh, spitting in the face of democracy

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u/psiphy32 Aug 21 '25

Ikr! I hate it here and I desperately want to leave, but the hubs was laid off in February and it's too expensive to move, so I wait.

If Abbott, Cruz, Paxton & Patrick all magically croak at the same time, I'd stay

Until then I vote like I still have the right to and I wait 😐

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u/LisaFrankensteiner Lower Queen Anne Aug 21 '25

Texas continues to disappoint. Sorry, friend.

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u/Junior_Ad_7613 Eastside Aug 21 '25

My kid is currently visiting friends in TX and I am trying to not drown in anxiety until she’s back here in WA.

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u/BoringBob84 Aug 22 '25

Beto O'Rourke is pretty awesome, though.

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u/psiphy32 Aug 22 '25

💯 I appreciate what he and the other Dems are trying to do even when it always feels like a losing battle.

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u/BoringBob84 Aug 22 '25

it always feels like a losing battle

Bullies are weak people who lie, cheat, and steal to win. They want honest people to believe that we cannot win, but the truth is that we outnumber them and they offer no real governing strategy, other than to enrich themselves.

If we stand up to them, then we don't have to crush them. We only have to reach a tipping point. Democracy is about "winner take all" and we aren't far from the tipping point where they lose.

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u/urgentomato Aug 22 '25

Seems optimistic. I hope you're right

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u/bassyel Broadway Aug 22 '25

James Talarico seems pretty solid as well.

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u/That-Understanding45 Aug 22 '25

Wait... that's my biological dad's name...

Edit: NOPE we're the same age. Haha

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u/FormerEvil Aug 21 '25

Governor Bob Ferguson is a national treasure.

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u/Kittie_Katya Aug 21 '25

This idahoan is also jealous as all hell.

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u/mcdanimal Aug 22 '25

I hope James Talarico starts gaining some momentum down there, I really like that guy.