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The establishment versus the abolitionist

Big money, orchestrated campaign seek to sink upstart bid for city attorney

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Paul Queary
Oct 19, 2021
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When we published our well-received piece about abolitionist public defender Nicole Thomas-Kennedy’s surprise win in the primary for Seattle city attorney, David Kroman over at Crosscut tweeted that describing her as the “likely” winner in November seemed a tad bullish.

My response at the time:

Well, something interesting is happening that might make m…

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