I live just over the river in Portland but I nearly jumped for joy when I heard on OPB that an open City Council seat in Vancouver, WA has 56….FIFTY SIX….people qualified to run for the open seat, nearly half of them women. The previous open seat was in 2010 with 14 people qualifying for the ballot. This means a 4-fold increase in eligible candidates for 2018.
If Republicans are expecting an apathetic electorate for the 2018 election, they are in for a rude awakening…..