'Democratic voters are being asked to ignore his lack of experience because he will toe the party line, but his record hasn't shown that,' Anderson told Axios of Hobbs on Thursday.Now, Anderson is more aggressively trying to make a case to Seattle voters that she - not the Democratic incumbent - would be the best choice for progressive voters.ĭetails: Anderson's ad criticizes Hobbs, a former state senator, for voting against legislation to reduce emissions from cars and trucks and a tax on capital gains targeting high-earners.Why it matters: Anderson has been fending off attacks from the state Democratic Party, whose leaders have tried to paint her as a secret conservative despite her past Democratic ties.
The final leg of the campaign for Washington's secretary of state is turning into a fight for the hearts of Seattle progressives.ĭriving the news: Nonpartisan candidate Julie Anderson launched an ad in the Seattle area this week targeting Steve Hobbs, the Democratic incumbent, as having a record of 'voting against progressive policies.'
