Early results are coming in on the statewide ballot measures, and it doesn’t look good for Tim Eyman. Â In Spokane, Lewis, Franklin and Island counties, I-1033 is performing dramatically worse than Eyman’s I-960 did in 2007. Based on even these early results, I’m ready to call it. Â I-1033 loses.
UPDATE (8:15):
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With Republican Bob McDonnell winning big in Virginia, and incumbent Democratic Gov. John Corzine apparently headed to defeat in New Jersey, Republicans are loudly pitching the election as a referendum on President Barack Obama.
Well, uh, not so much…
Chuck Todd reports that Barack Obama’s approval rating among Virginia voters stands [...]
It’s election night! So drop off those ballots and then join us for some electoral politics under the influence at the Seattle chapter of Drinking Liberally. Festivities take place at the Montlake Ale House, 2307 24th Avenue E. beginning about 8:00 pm. Or show up [...]
Goldy votes at the King County accessible voting center in Tukwila
The Seattle Times’ Bruce Ramsey thinks “lazy people” shouldn’t vote:
For the past 30 years I voted at a neighborhood church. As years went on, more people I knew were voting absentee, though they weren’t absent [...]
“The fact that an idea is proven as a disaster doesn’t mean it dies in American politics. One of the perverse things of our federal system is that there’s dozens of states that the advocates of these kinda lunatic measures can continue to funnel money into to try to get [...]
I’m cautiously optimistic about this year’s two statewide ballot measures, expecting R-71 to pass, and I-1033 to fail, but when the numbers start coming in shortly after 8PM, I’ll be paying particular attention to the county-by-county results.
There’s little doubt that King County, with about a third of the state’s electorate, [...]
I was driving along Rainier AVE yesterday, when I saw Joel Connelly. On the side of a bus.
Apart from being a tad distracting to see a larger than life Joel staring back at me from the side of a bus, it was interesting to see that [...]
In America’s Vancouver, the big talking points in the mayor’s race often wind up being about stuff the city can only control on the margins. Like jobs.
(In case the link won’t load, it’s a link to a final Columbian article where challenger Tim Leavitt and supporters accuse incumbent Royce [...]
A new KING-5/Survey USA poll in the Seattle Mayoral Race was released today. This race has Mike McGinn facing off against Joe Mallahan. Just last week, a Washington Poll poll had Mallahan leading McGinn by 44% to 36% with 20% undecided. The results suggested that Mallahan had an [...]
Mark Griswold may be an asshole, but more significantly, he’s a really crappy muckraker. I’d throw in a link, but honestly, he doesn’t even deserve that much respect.
What a maroon.
UPDATE:
In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, Publicola explains.
Lee, Carl, Goldy, Darryl, Jon DeVore, Will, Geov
