[Abar]

There is no Republican party in this state.

It's been written off as has the People's Republic of California.

[Theodore R.]

Jack Metcalf was your only conservative there in years, and age ended his career. And Linda Smith was defeated in her attempt to unseat Murray in 1998. Also, in my only visit to WA State in 1998, I found that it "looked" almost indistinguishable from CA. I understand that WA will vote down occasional tax initiatives, but the state is firmly in the grip of environmentalists, socialists, and Democrats.