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In Oregon, Washington County, in Washington, to a great dergee, Pierce County - electorally a crucial pivot when things get tight, a county tilting either way, and sometimes providing enough votes to make the difference. (Ask Dave Reichert.)

Pierce is also one of those counties electing a county executive, a partisan position which can generate enough sway to affect the county’s tilt. The Moderate Washingtonian has a useful post on this, along with some of the early contours of the race to replace current Executive John Ladenburg (Democrat), who in 2008 will be term-limited.