Data shows younger Seattleites voted later, created progressive surge

Data shows younger Seattleites voted later, created progressive surge

It turns out that younger voters perhaps unsurprisingly waited until the last minute to turn in their ballots, which in turn powered candidates like Sawant to victory.

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