Kshama Sawant Runs for Re-Election to Seattle City Council: Seattle Democrats Split on Whether to Invite her to Democratic-Sponsored Debates

By Richard Winger In 2013, Kshama Sawant was elected in a non-partisan Seattle city election for City Council. She is running for re-election this year. This story says some Seattle Democrats favor inviting her to party-sponsored debates, but other Democrats object. Washington state voter registration forms do not ask about party affiliation, so whether someone is a member of one particular party is often ambiguous. …read more

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