The Sunday Observer: Is Thomas-Kennedy playing to lose in Seattle City Attorney race?

With $400K raised, her campaign should be fighting back, but it's nearly broke

A couple of weeks ago, when we broke down the hardball campaign to keep former public defender Nicole Thomas-Kennedy out of the Seattle City Attorney’s office, we noted that she might not have the resources to fight back.

If you’re just tuning in, Thomas-Kennedy is running to be the city’s top prosecutor as an abolitionist, arguing that almost none of the low-level crimes the office handles should be prosecuted at all. For our story about how she came out of nowhere to win the primary, go here. For that look at the moneyed interests lining up to kneecap her in the general election, go here.

We’re following the money today. And what we found is that Thomas-Kennedy’s campaign is nearly broke, and never spent much of the $400,000 it used to have on the traditional tactics for winning an election in a large city. That means most voters will likely never see this video.