Sarah, what did what did you think about this? You've listened to ads on this show now.

I mean, I was just surprised.

It's a super personal attack.

I really do think she's feeling the heat.

As we know, she's not particularly popular with Washington state Democrats, as we heard at their convention this past summer.

And polling is showing her neck and neck with Braun.

So I'm not surprised that things are getting a little bit dirty.

Sarah, what are you watching in the last 19 days before the election? 19 days, folks.

Can you give us a primer or a primer on the trans initiative?

Of course.

Yes.

So first, I'll say that it's important to note more than half of the states in the U.S. already have bans on trans girls playing on girls' sports teams.

Brian Haywood's conservative group, Let's Go Washington, is behind the proposed transgender ban in this state.

But there are many others that have passed, and most of them are in places like Idaho and West Virginia.

The majority of the states with these bans in place are red states.

Like, you know, an intrusive exam unless you're willing to pay for some, you know, fancy cheek swab.

Sarah, what can you tell us about state Senator John Braun?

Yeah.

Yeah.

So Braun is also a candidate with many layers, just like Marie Glusenkamp Perez.

Braun is currently a sitting state senator representing the 20th legislative district in southwestern Washington.

So that includes Centralia, the northern tip of Clark County.

He's also the Senate minority leader.

Sarah, what about what about you? Do you think there's just a weird place?

year, right?

It does, is what I was told.

It's to do...

Just to make sure that puberty is progressing and there aren't any endocrine issues, essentially.

But that is a separate thing from the physical form.

So if your child then wants to participate in sports, they bring that physical form to the doctor.

And according to the doctors that I have spoken with, they say that they like to fill out that form independently of whatever prior medical history that child has had.

You can moonlight as a

I mean, for you, Sarah, What do you take from this Mark Wayne Mullen statement on Friday? Like, is there a chance that Washington's secretary of state might face criminal charges here if they continue to refuse to turn over these detailed voting records?

Yeah.

Yeah.

You know, I think that.

Mostly from what I've heard from the Washington secretary of state's office, it seems like it's a lot of hot air and a little bit of trying to mislead voters and maybe intimidate voters a little bit.

It does seem like the secretary of state's office is going to stand strong on this.

They have released a statement in response to the Trump administration's claims over non-citizen voting and all of that.

I mean, first off, could you maybe just explain to us what is the 14th District? You know, where are we talking about and what happened there in terms of redistricting?

What else managed to break through in such a short timeframe?

Yeah.

So I think there were a few other items that garnered attention that don't fall neatly into those buckets that we mentioned.

There was a big sheriff's reform bill that would set stricter eligibility standards for sheriffs and other law enforcement officers running.

Positions like police chief, a candidate would have to submit a background check now.

That's something that hadn't previously been required.

Police leadership in the state were firmly opposed, along with state Republicans who really fought this bill, saying that the bill undermines the will of the people and the voters who have elected a sheriff.

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