The sky is not falling, but Mayor Bruce Harrell gained more ground on Katie Wilson. Put your vomit bag away, this ballot drop is not decisive, as Vivian McCall wrote earlier today. In fact, it tells us “almost nothing,” as one political consultant tells The Stranger. There are more than 115,000 more ballots to count in Seattle alone. And 130,000 more countywide.

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We were expecting Bruce Harrell to get a little bump today, and that's exactly what he got. With 139,000 votes counted, Katie Wilson is at 45.69 percent, and Harrell is at 53.84, widening his lead to eight points.

Now, you don't have to stop clenching your asshole, but we do recommend taking a breath. Politicos 'round the city expect to see the big progressive gush starting tomorrow, and it's possible that

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