Single smartest thing I think blue states could do is go on a MASSIVE home-building spree, bring down rents, and precipitate a massive multi-racial Second Great Migration.

Provide shelter for the sane and strip the lunatic states of their power in the House.

I’m pretty sure all housing automatically earns the bonus these days, following adoption of Inclusionary Housing

Really?

Very challenging to manipulate the global cost of solar power

we don't even measure noise pollution in the US.

there's no possibility of mitigating it if we don't have good data.

most large european cities have noise reduction and action plans.

here's berlin's: www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/umwe...

It proves the part of the point I agree with, and highlights the part where we disagree. This is a common journalistic approach to newcomers running for major executive office. Where we disagree is that I think it’s fine because the underlying question is fine.

Dude, I think you and I probably agree about 95% of the things in this race and 100% of whatever Fox News is talking about. I disagree with your point and have said so. Despite your “(mostly) earnest” profile tag, you’ve acted her like I’ve insulted your mother. Touch grass man.

You say evidence like there’s some peer-reviewed political science paper or something. Would love to see it 😂

The reporting is reasonable because the question being asked is reasonable. Someone with public sector leadership has a track record (good or bad) that is relevant and valuable. Even the failures inevitable in public office are valuable lessons for someone running for a high profile elected office.

If my preferred candidate for mayor had started at city council, maybe she’d be mayor now 😅 Public leadership experience doesn’t mean you’ll be a great mayor, but as with experience in anything else, it does increase your chances of electoral and administrative success.

It’s common, it’s reasonable & not necessarily a criticism. I supported a no public experience activist (not Seattle) who ran for mayor twice. 1st time: Didn’t make it thru the primary, 2nd time: lost in the general & went back to non-profits. Would have abs won a council race & had way more impact

Right. Fair and common. Not ubiquitous and mandatory. I know you’re unhappy it was applied to your preferred candidate, but it is extremely easy to see why it was not applied to Durkan. You’re making yourself miserable here — there’s no injustice or journalistic malpractice at play.