Seattle most high profile election this November might well be one which is often overlooked. One candidate, abolitionist Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, has come under fire in recent weeks for social media posts which go beyond mere abolition and trend towards overt threats of violence against police.
The Seattle city attorney’s seat was held for 12 years by incumbent Pete Holmes, who was narrowly edged out in the primary by single percentage points.
The left-leaning challenger, Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, has a platform that is predicated on shifting away from prosecution of low level-misdemeanor crimes. Instead, she wants to address their source: structural problems that lead to poverty.
Her political ideology, as well
→ Continue reading at MyNorthwest