Chris Maryatt, Michael Maddux, and Sharon Paige—all with the 43rd District Democrats, which endorsed McGinn, even though each of them are personally rooting for Mallahan (no one's perfect)—are sitting at Purr right now. By themselves. Watching Wheel of Fortune. (They're Mallahan supporters—what do you expect?) They're throwing their party at Purr because approving Ref-71 is "the one thing we can all agree on," one of them said. Do they think Ref-71 will get approved? "Too close to call," Maryatt said. "I think it's gonna pass but I don't think we're gonna know tonight," Paige said.

What are they most worried about tonight? "I'd be most worried about Tom Carr winning reelection. We don't want him. We endorsed Pete Holmes," Maddux said. "As we all know, Tom Carr is harassing gay nightlife now. And then of course the other thing everyone's worried about is 1033."

"Yeah, I'm worried about that. I work for the county, so I'd be laid off," Maryatt said. Maryatt works for the King County prosecutor's office.

Who's going to win the mayor's race? "Oh, it's gotta be Mallahan, dude," Maryatt said.

"Shhhh! We're McGinn supporters here," Maddux said, clearly trying to appeal The Stranger editor in his midst. He later admitted that he phone banked for Mallahan yesterday. Then he added, "I think realistically, looking at the polling that's coming out in the last few days, it's going to be close."