A few quotes:
“… the bully pulpit, not the legislative sausage factory, is where Sawant is most effective and where her star power is an asset. ”
“When a number of City Council members trekked last October to a mountain resort for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s annual leadership conference, Kshama Sawant …accused them of taking their marching orders from corporate executives.”
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““Without a doubt, Kshama has moved the council in a new direction,” said Councilmember Nick Licata. “More progressive. More sensitive to social and economic justice. The other members are inclined to go there, but Kshama is pushing them. Kshama has made things happen that never would have happened before.””