Seattle was mugged by reality the last time soft-on-crime politicians ran the city. But voters decided to wander into the same dark alley this week as they elected candidates who support policies that would undermine recent law-and-order progress.
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The post Seattle was mugged by reality the last time soft-on-crime politicians ran the city. But voters decided to wander into the same dark alley this week as they elected candidates who support policies that would undermine recent law-and-order progress. https://on.wsj.com/3JQNiDF first appeared on October Surprise 2016 – octobersurprise2016.org.

