Link: Political Shades of Purple

Peter Callaghan has an excellent article over at the Tacoma News Tribune. The article critiques the reaction by many to the election results within Pierce County regarding Referendum 71 and I-1033. It's a superbly-written piece with an important message. I highly encourage everyone to check it out. Here is an excerpt:

I’ve been called on twice since the election to defend Pierce County.

Why, I was asked by radio interviewers in Seattle, is Pierce County so different? Why is it an outlier in the Puget Sound region? ........

Instead I questioned why insiders and newsies are so obsessed with county-by-county election results, as though states decide elections with some junior version of the Electoral College rather than majority rule.