Republicans eye weak legislative districts as Democrats batten down against Red Wave

All 98 Washington state House seats are up in the air this election cycle along with 25 of 49 seats in the Washington state Senate.

Republicans would need to pick up nine state representative seats to get the majority in the House, while they need four seats to take over the Senate. That’s definitely a long shot.

The Republican strategy and Democratic response

Even if Republicans managed to flip a couple of seats over in the Senate, it would have a big impact on the Democratic majority’s ability to get the 25 votes necessary to pass some of the more progressive bills. For Republicans, the strategy is to paint

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