On the Presidential preferences from up above, as one of his constituents, I can safely state that Jay Inslee is thoroughly charisma-free, but a very competent and level-headed administrator. He’s certainly in the left half of the Democratic party—as a foreign-trade wonk, not as all-in on “Eat the Rich!” as, well…me—but yields to no one on social issues, I don’t think.

That said, I feel the same way about him as Harris or Gillibrand. There’s no way in hell any Republican will carry Washington or California or New York. We need somebody who might win us a state we might not otherwise get. If Beto could win Texas, that would be game over—maybe for good. Much more likely would be Sherrod Brown pulling in Ohio. Assuming Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania have learned their lesson, that should do it.