Party Crasher is still wallowing at the Montlake Alehouse:

The laughter of children has left the Montlake Alehouse, and with it, both parties’ hopes of winning. I saw a Sherman supporter tear into one of the fans of I-88, the education levy. He was really upset because he owned a condo and “this will cost people another thousand dollars in property tax.” The two got into a fairly heated argument, but the condo buyer came away an I-88 supporter.

The most salient point is that the I-88 literature is all horrible—in the voter pamphlet, I-88 wrote its own description to sound like they would be charging all property owners 37 cents per $1,000 in property value, when they are actually proposing an increase of a nickel per $1,000 in property value.

The initiative supporters are terrible writers, which only demonstrates the need for more money for education. A pamphlet I am currently holding in my hand, says: “Wouldn’t you bend over backwards for Seattle’s children?” Isn’t that horrible? The condo buyer and I-88 convert said “I work for an advertising agency and this is just… wrong.”

Jody Granatir, a teacher who supports I-88, said: “We were slammed by the media and by the mayor, which made our fight an uphill battle.”

Sherman is still looking all glad-handy and hasn’t given up yet. Tonight will be a triumph for Jim Street’s sign makers—everybody here is just gushing over them. If he wins tonight, it will be for the quality of his signs.