Voters in western Washington are casting ballots in four legislative races that could reveal whether the electorate wants to change the direction the state is going.

But another factor might be more decisive in the Nov. 4 election: Democrats’ desire to rebuke President Donald Trump.

“They used to say all politics are local. But, in a lot of ways, all politics are national right now,” said Jared Leopold of New Direction PAC , the political committee behind hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending across the four contests. “Everyone who is upset with Donald Trump is looking for a way to send a message and voting is the easiest way to do it.”

It’s a dynamic largely unchanged since the August primary , when four appointed Democratic state lawmakers defeated experienced opponents.

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