If you were among those surprised to find most Seattle voters agree with you on issues like crime and homelessness, it’s likely because you assumed that the loudest voices in public reflected public sentiment.

But it’s like with the city’s petty crime, in which a handful of serial offenders are committing most of it. Likewise, a handful of loud radicals have dominated and steered Seattle’s politics for quite some time.

Thankfully, that is starting to change. What’s more, there’s enormous opportunities for all of us to continue racking up wins – using our opponent’s own playbook.

Independent reporter and podcaster Brandi Kruse has extensively documented the dysfunctional behavior of Seattle city officials over the years and how it’s resulted in the situation we face today. For her coverage, she’s also undergone attacks and harassment by activists terrified of factual reporting raising public awareness about the problems.

Recently Kruse wrote on how Mayor Bruce Harrell has acted on his promises outlined in his State of the City address: (bold emphasis added).

So far, Harrell appears impervious to an Achilles’ heel that has rendered even Seattle’s most formidable politicians powerless: fear of the far-left fringe. It is what paralyzed former Mayor Durkan into allowing rioters to seize six square blocks of the city in the summer of 2020, rendering an entire police precinct useless.

Luckily for Seattle, Harrell doesn’t appear to give a damn what 10 loud voices on Twitter and Leftist bloggers at The Stranger have to say about him. How refreshing.

The same is true for two other newly-elected leaders: City Attorney Ann Davison and City Councilwoman Sara Nelson. Both promised to put an end to performative politics and get to work righting the ship. So far, both have delivered.

We encourage you to read the rest of Kruse’s piece.

The takeaway from this is that a small group of dedicated activists managed for years to shape and influence public policy in Seattle. Elected officials feared their ire, rather than backlash from voters frustrated with high crime, homeless encampments, and dysfunctional government.

But the most important thing to consider is that these radicals represented only themselves, and few others.

Get the word out!

Contact your friends and relatives and encourage them to support and subscribe to Change Washington!

In contrast, while Change Washington supporters compose a small percentage of the city’s total population, your views represent its majority. When you reach out to elected officials via phone or email, they know that you aren’t just speaking for yourself. You’re speaking on behalf of the public at large. This gives pause to those making bad decisions and a morale boost to those who are getting the right things done.

This is why the work we do together matters so much, and why the more our support grows the more meaningful change we can achieve.

If you have friends and relatives who agree with us but don’t know what they can do, tell them about how you’re actually getting things accomplished via Change Washington and encourage them to join in. Whether it’s a phone call, email, or a generous donation (or all three) they’re contributing to the changes they want to see in Seattle.

If a tiny collection of fringe individuals can bring about change, imagine what we can do together if everyone in the city eager to improve public safety and reduce homelessness joined our collective voice.

Contact your friends and relatives and encourage them to support and subscribe to Change Washington!