This is only a “call,” a “projection.” It doesn’t mean a damned thing.
But, I’m going to assume the locals know the precincts and voting trends for them pretty well. How likely is it, really, that King County will suddenly come up with a majority of Rossi votes? About as much as the Upper West Side of Manhattan was going to go for Paladino.
Depends on the part of King Co. Only I-5 West is reliably leftist. It’s precinct by precinct. The East part of the county has had some attempts to split and form a new county.
The bottom line though is King Co. is reliably late, and reliably delivers just enough votes. They are claiming 68% turnout. Close to, if not greater, than 2008. I think that alone is telling..
BTW, anyone else wonder why ACORN declared bankruptcy the night of the election?