No, not her opponent — though Adam Smith is unbeaten in a 35-year career. It's the two-party system, which hasn't lost to an independent campaign here in a century, Westneat writes.

We aren’t going to stop right-wing attacks and defeat Trump by staying silent and allowing Democrats like Adam Smith to remain in power,” the former Seattle City Council member said.

Kshama Sawant, the socialist who served a decade on the Seattle City Council, launched a “working-class, antiwar, anti-genocide” campaign Monday to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Smith in the 2026 election.