The “extreme takeover” narrative I described in my last column prevailed. A solid majority of Seattle voters want an end to divisive left-wing politics and a return to sensible moderation, compromise and consensus. That, at least, is how those who buy in to this story are telling it.
It’s curious to see commentators (Sandeep Kaushik and Knute Berger, for two) cast the $15 minimum wage won in 2014 as an example of the old, desirable, genteel politics — as proof that it can accomplish more than filling potholes. They neglect to mention what it took to make the minimum wage increase so inevitable that business was forced to the table:
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