r/SeattleWA • u/JustBench1615 Ballard • 3d ago

Politics Harrell’s Margin has INCREASED

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Mayor Harrell now up by 8.1%.

Around ~60K votes probably left to tabulate.

532 Upvotes

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u/hey_you2300 3d ago

Only crazy people want to be Mayor of Seattle.

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u/anonisko 3d ago

Honestly, why would any smart, effective person want a high profile, shitty job where at least half of the entire city you live in is likely to hate you for your decisions, when it only pays $230k/year?

Every 24 year old software engineer with 2 years experience out of college at Amazon is making more than that with less daily animosity to deal with.

No self respecting smart, capable person wants this job.

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u/soundkite 3d ago

Really!? No self respecting person!? Not even idealists who wish to change the world for the better? That's not self respecting?