That is why Trump had such a fine gathering in Everett. Boeing has a big plant up there.
There are two Washington State's. The West side which has the population and liberal/communists. And the Eastside which is highly Republican.
I think that Trump should come to Washington again and have the rally in Tacoma. The heart of Boeing and the military are.
All the votes a candidate needs in WA can be found in Seattle. Win the Space Needle, win the state. Sad, because the rest of the state is a great place.
WA and CA are beneficiaries of globalization, at current stage. But things are fast changing with Boeing outsourcing to China, Microsoft to India, WA is moving to the path of the Rust Belt sooner than they expect.
I was at the rally in Everett, WA. Great rally - YUGE turnout (IIRC about 10k and they turned some away after standing in line for a long time). Broke a record for the arena.
I met people that lived in various areas of Seattle, southern WA State and even Eastern WA. I live in a suburb of Seattle. There were also a lot of younger people there. Basically, all ages, races, etc. Very enthusiastic crowd. My guess is that most were not necessarily Boeing employees. He landed at Payne Field (Boeing) in Everett and visited the Boeing facility there - I suspect (but don’t know) that he let them know about/discussed China issues. He didn’t mention it in his speech at the rally, which surprised me a little because I’ve heard him talk about it a few times in his speeches in SC.