• @kescusay@lemmy.world
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    1462 years ago

    If anyone was wondering about this politician’s party, he’s a Republican.

    (No one was actually wondering. We all knew immediately.)

    • TherouxSonfeir
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      262 years ago

      Yeah, I saw Washington and was like, it’s definitely a Republican.

      • @jaybone@lemmy.world
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        112 years ago

        I’m a bit surprised Washington has a Republican senator. But I guess there’s plenty of rural areas.

        • @BURN@lemmy.world
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          132 years ago

          Almost the entire eastern part of the state (minus Whitman county and a few others) is Red. It’s only west of the mountains that it’s primarily blue. The population ratio is massively in favor of west of the mountains though

        • Happens in California too. Even in the cities. I’m sorry to crush every rural liberals dream but the religions conservative right are everywhere.

        • @UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world
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          2 years ago

          Like many blue states, the red parts of Washington are probably more racist and fascist than even the deepest red states. Eastern Washington still has a massive presence of out-and-proud white supremecists, just like Northern California and Eastern Oregon.

        • @PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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          32 years ago

          2/3 of Washington State is very rural. Like, drive 65 miles through wheat fields without seeing a house rural. They also have mountains.

          • VR20X6
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            12 years ago

            Of course. The primary function of any senate in the US is to give power to land rather than to people.

          • @trafficnab@lemmy.ca
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            12 years ago

            I-5 corridor is very blue, then you’ve got deer hunting backwoods rednecks on the peninsula to the west and rural farmers to the east on the other side of the mountains

            • Even around the interstate you’ve got plenty of people flying flags on their houses and their trucks. It’s funny, the fascists where I live have abandoned their Trump 2024 flags for No step on snek. I guess they figure he doesn’t trigger the libs as much with one foot in a jail cell. Or maybe against all odds they grew a sense of shame.

    • GreenBottles
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      222 years ago

      I wouldn’t necessarily make that assumption, I’m a gun toting Democrat myself