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Seattle Now

When the nation goes red, WA goes blue

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

Daily News, News

2.4613 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Washington doesn’t usually generate attention during presidential elections, but this year, the state bucked the national rightward trend.

Guest Austin Jenkins of Pluribus News helps unpack what a second Trump presidency might mean for the evergreen state.

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0:00.0

These days, there's so much news.

0:01.8

It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community.

0:06.4

The Consider This Podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism.

0:10.7

Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news.

0:17.5

We get behind the headlines.

0:19.4

We get to the truth.

0:22.8

Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR.

0:27.7

Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. Washington doesn't

0:34.6

usually generate attention during presidential elections, but this year, the state bucked the national rightward trend.

0:42.1

Pluribus News's Austin Jenkins is here to help us unpack what a second Trump presidency might mean for the Evergreen state.

0:49.0

But first, let's get you caught up.

0:54.6

We'll get some more insight into Attorney General Bob Ferguson's preparations for a second Trump

0:59.7

administration today.

1:01.4

Trump has made a number of campaign promises that could impact our state.

1:05.9

We'll get into some of them in just a moment.

1:08.2

Ferguson, who is the governor-elect, will discuss his plans this morning,

1:12.2

alongside Attorney General elect Nick Brown, who prevailed in his race against Pete Serrano.

1:18.4

And it's the first Thursday of the month. You could check out the Pioneer Square Art Walk,

1:23.3

or take advantage of free admission at Seattle Art Museum and the Museum of History and Industry.

1:28.8

We'll drop some helpful links in the show notes.

1:31.4

That's it for now.

1:32.5

Check back tonight for evening headlines and follow all of our election coverage, including returns at KUOW.org.

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