Reed & Grange (heart) Top 2 Primary
Secretary of State Sam Reed was among friends when he addressed the state Grange Convention in Longview. The Top 2 reasons for their alliance: both are tireless advocates of the state’s voter-approved Top 2 Primary system, and Reed is about to kick off a centennial celebration for women’s suffrage in Washington, which the Grange promoted heavily 100 years ago. When the courts overturned the state’s beloved wide-open “blanket” primary and voters hated being confined to one party’s slate of candidates, Reed and the Grange led…