"Most early return numbers appear promising," says @WAGOP Chairman Rep. @JimWalsh. "All in all, in our state, we like higher voter turnout, especially if it's spread evenly around the state as it tends to favor more conservative candidates, so don't pay any attention to these self-appointed political gurus who are saying, 'the numbers don't look good.' I believe that you will see that we begin in this midterm to set the frame for bigger gains in 2028. Recent headlines prefigure optimism. “Just in the last few days, @GovBobFerguson has foolishly said that he is going to deploy the @NationalGuard to ballot boxes and election headquarters across the state to prevent @ICEgov from intimidating voters, even as ICE has no plans to do so, explains Chairman Walsh. “This is a phony pretext, an excuse, that the current governor is using to do what he is accusing of ICE of doing." At the same, time @secstatewa Steve Hobbs was implicated in a zoom call, where-in far-left radicals were strategizing a violent overthrow of the government if President Trump were to invoke the Insurrection Act. (Thanks to @DataRepublican for exposing Hobbs. He has some explaining to do.) Here’s the good news. “These radical-left moves by Ferguson and Hobbs are pushing moderates and old-school Democrats to the middle and to the right of the political spectrum in our state,” adds Chairman Walsh. “And we see this heavily in the campaigns for the three initiatives on the ballot. Vote YES on I-001 to restore parental rights. Vote YES on I-638 to protect fairness in girls' sports. And Vote YES on I-645 to repeal the unconstitutional state income tax that will apply to every household, not just millionaires.” “The Democrat Party has been hijacked by left-wing radicals and people like Ferguson and Hobbs have been drawn into their madness," says Chairman Walsh. "This is an opportunity for us, and it’s why I believe that you should vote. Vote. Vote." @WaHouseGOP @WashingtonSRC @KCGOP @gop_yakima @snocogop @PierceCountyGOP @spokanegop @CCRP_WA @joewallin @stevemgordon67 @WAPolicyCenter @FPIW @RapidResponse47 @CarleenJohn1970 @KatieDaviscourt @thehoffather @ChairmanGruters @letsgowa