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Turns out Democrats weren’t just worried voters would reject their income tax — they were worried the courts might still believe the Constitution means what it says.  

After redrawing maps to get the “right” political outcome, Democrats are suddenly very concerned about “chaos” if the courts reverse it.

New emails suggest Olympia Democrats weren’t just passing an income tax — they were carefully engineering a legal strategy around a court they viewed as politically favorable. 

Olympia Democrats spent years pretending judges are “nonpartisan” — right up until voters started paying attention to the court that could hand them an income tax and permanent political control.

After two terms of pretending Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is a “moderate,” national Republicans are treating WA-03 like a prime pickup opportunity — and Democrats are starting to sweat.  

Democrats thought a “necessity clause” could keep voters quiet — now Let’s Go Washington is gearing up to make them defend their income tax obsession at the ballot box.

Olympia spent like the boom times would last forever. Turns out reality finally showed up with a calculator.

Nothing says “respect the Constitution” like autographing it for donors after a judge just shut you down.

Democrats write the rules—and then makes sure you can’t challenge them.

Funny how “fair maps” suddenly look different when they cost you a seat.

Turns out the idea of an unelected commission removing elected officials wasn’t the slam dunk Democrat lawmakers thought.

For Bob Ferguson, nothing says open government like waiting six weeks for a quote.