Only in Seattle: $1.3 million campaign warns of “unfettered influence” of $43,966 opposition
Only in Seattle’s increasingly ideology-influenced, we’re good-they’re bad political culture would Monday’s e-mail blast from Honest Elections Seattle seem commonplace. The campaign for Initiative 122, which has raised $1.3 million, warned about a late-starting No Election Vouchers campaign that has collected just $43,966. True, the money comes largely from major area-based corporations. Seattle – a nice place for a political fight. The city is growing. Unemployment is under 4 percent, Forbes ranks it as 5th best city in America for good jobs. But business is very unpopular in certain quarters. (seattlepi.com file photo) “They oppose I-122 because it would ban pay to play: For example, Microsoft has a big contract