Washington state's 2025 elections saw progressives win across multiple cities and legislative districts, with people-powered campaigns and bold ideas beating out establishment moderates. Listen in to the Hacks & Wonks 2025 Post-Election Roundtable from Tuesday, November 11, 2025, as the strategists who saw it coming explain what pundits missed!

Panelists:

• Stephen Paolini, Principal at Bottled Lightning Collective

• Lexi Koren, Communications Consultant with PowerHouse Strategic

• Crystal Fincher, Executive Director of KVRU and Hacks & Wonks Host

As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.

You can follow Hacks & Wonks on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find today's special guests, Stephen Paolini at ‪@stephenpaolini, and Lexi Koren at @lexikoren.