'Election Day After' Capitol Hill round-up: Puyallup, it's in your hands

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With Peter Holmes victorious and Susan Hutchinson dispatched and Tim Eyman chewing his mock turtle neck in defeat, Capitol Hill lovers of democracy turn to two crucial races that will continue to unfold with this afternoon's next batch of results around 4:30 PM and through the week.

Here are some links to chew on in the meantime:

• Erica Barnett from Publicola says to expect more good news for Mike McGinn this afternoon.
• The Seattle Times says R-71 comes down to Pierce County. Puyallup, Tacoma, Orting... do the right thing.
• Seattle Gay Scene crunches the numbers on R-71.
• To get you pumped up, check out Cheesecake's video of McGinn's speech at the War Room last night:

McGinn Election Night Speech from David Albright on Vimeo.