Washington State is a leftist dump. Leftists are always willing to give fellow leftists a pass. They are unprincipled hypocrites.
Please don't blame the entire state; the Leftist hysterics are mainly centered in King County (Seattle). There is an awful lot of 'red' in this 'blue' state, with Eastern Washington in particular being a traditional bastion of Conservatism and rationality, The problem is that King County's population is so great that it drives elections and sets a (lousy) image for the whole state.
I've lived here my whole life and it's only gotten continually worse; it's a terrible embarrassment for those of us who aren't Socialists.