Marxist former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s attempt to return to elected office has been crushed, with the longtime socialist activist failing to even advance out of Washington’s 9th Congressional District primary. ELECTION UPDATE: Marxist former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is going to be even madder at Melissa Chaudhry after the latest ballot drop. Fellow left-wing Democrat Melissa Chaudhry had 13,016 votes, or 12 percent. Under Washington’s top-two primary system, Smith and Basler are positioned to advance to November, leaving Sawant’s much-hyped political comeback in ruins. “So what was the obligation that Melissa Chaudhry had to the Palestinian people?