Based on first night results, and knowing that later votes break progressive, the Amazon takeover of the Seattle City Council failed badly.
They are going from 5 council members endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce, to two or three endorsed by the Chamber.
Full history below
They are going from 5 council members endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce, to two or three endorsed by the Chamber.
Full history below
Kshama is the tossup here. She is down 8 percentage points tonight. She was down 9 in 2013 on election night and won.
Morales, Herbold, Strauss and Lewis are in a strong position to win with late ballots.
Chamber alienated Gonzalez, who they endorsed in 2015.
Chamber is left with Juarez, Pedersen and maybe Orion. They went from 5 after 2017, to 2, maybe 3 now.
Big story - Amazon lost
Chamber alienated Gonzalez, who they endorsed in 2015.
Chamber is left with Juarez, Pedersen and maybe Orion. They went from 5 after 2017, to 2, maybe 3 now.
Big story - Amazon lost
Juarez, like Gonzalez, has always been a tenuous vote for the Chamber. Both were also endorsed by the Stranger. In my experience in City politics I have never seen a council with so few members endorsed by the business establishment.
Just found a picture of Amazon with $1.4 million dollars to spend on elections 
