1. At last night's  46th District Democrats candidate forum in North Seattle, the only candidate to hold up the 'Yes' card when asked if they'd ever contributed to a Republican (gasp!) was Robert Rosencrantz. 

I'm reporting this fact not to bust Rosencrantz—at least he's honest—but to bust on Sally Bagshaw, who held up the 'No' card.

Bagshaw, who helped raise money for Republican King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg (her husband has given $900 to Satterberg), has donated $150 to GOP Attorney General Rob McKenna.

P.S. to Robert Rosencrantz:  Despite his conservative politics, former Seattle City Attorney Mark Sidran is not a Republican. But yes,  former K.C. County Prosecutor Norm Maleng is. Rosencrantz has donated $700 and $400 respectively. 

2. I'll give a bigger report on last night's forum later, but one other observation for now: Jessie Israel—far and away one of the best candidates of this year's huge pack (15 candidates)—should switch races. Now. She's running against popular incumbent Nick Licata. She will not beat Nick Licata. 

She could jump into the race for Richard Conlin's seat (where she'd have a slightly better chance), or better: She could jump into the race for Richard McIver's open seat. That's a packed contest—there's six candidates vying for the seat—but in addition to being a standout in general, the promising Israel would be the only woman among that mostly lackluster crew. 

3. I ran into some longtime Mayor Nickels' adversaries last night: Seattle City Council Members Richard Conlin and Nick Licata, and former Seattle City Council Member Peter Steinbrueck. I asked all three if they planned to endorse their colleague Jan Drago against Mayor Nickels. 

Conlin: "I don't make endorsements when I'm on the ballot."

Licata: Burst out laughing. (Licata's been a Drago adversary longer than he's been a Nickels adversary.)

Steinbrueck: "Not now. I'm not endorsing anybody until after the primary. I want to see if there's some traction. But she does have the best shot at taking the bastard out."

4. Given that the qualified field of Democrats running for King County Executive is making it difficult for Democratic voters to choose—PubliCola has asked each campaign to submit an op/ed from a prominent local Democrat supporting their candidate. The series begins later today. 

P.S. to the Hunter campaign: ?

P.P.S. to the Phillips campaign: Got anybody lined up yet?