43% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said last week that they are voting for Davison for City Attorney, while just 24% said they were voting for Thomas-Kennedy. A significant percentage, 30%, are not sure, and 2% would not vote.
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Posted inElections
As voting begins in the 2021 Seattle mayoral race, Bruce Harrell has a sixteen point lead
48% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said they were voting for Harrell for mayor, while 32% said they were voting for González. 18% said they were not sure and 2% said they would not cast a vote for the city’s top elected position.
Posted inViews & Reviews
Book Review: Not-so-hidden racism and profit define the sickness of “American Healthcare”
Read NPI’s review of The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, by Thom Hartmann.
Posted inPolicy Topics
East Link from the air: Get a bird’s eye view of Sound Transit’s new Line 2 light rail stations
This visually stunning special project, with eleven galleries of photos, showcases Sound Transit’s forthcoming light rail extension linking Seattle to Mercer Island, Bellevue, and Redmond across Lake Washington.
Posted inElections
NPI launches VoteMaintained.org, a resource for navigating “advisory votes”
The Northwest Progressive Institute has created a new website for voters that provides guidance on how to respond to statewide “advisory votes” … the three items (numbered #36, #37, and #38) that every Washington voter will see at the top of the 2021 ballot.
Posted inHolidays
It’s a two-for-one holiday: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples Day!
The second Monday in October is an opportunity to honor our Tribal Nations and to give thanks for our blessings with not one, but two holidays.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 4th-8th)
The week’s major votes included House passage of the Surface Transportation Extension Act, a Senate vote on raising the debt ceiling, and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees.
Posted inEducation
Transformative change comes from dialogue, not talking points, canvassing experts say
At Netroots Nation 2021, attendees were treated to a panel discussion on deep canvassing, which can get results that traditional canvassing methods can’t. Read our recap of the discussion.
Posted inElections
Kathy Lambert belatedly apologizes for racist attack mailers as donors and endorsers flee
The incumbent Republican King County Councilmember said she had fired her campaign consultants at 1892 LLC, but stopped short of taking full ownership for the bad decisions her campaign has been making.
Posted inCivil Liberties
Representative Ayanna Pressley joins reproductive rights activists to discuss the necessity of expanding the Supreme Court
Read NPI’s recap of the Netroots Nation 2021 featured panel sponsored by Demand Justice, which brought Renee Bracey Sherman, Katie O’Connor, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Kelsey Ryland, Sonja Spoo to discuss why expanding the Supreme Court is critical for protecting reproductive rights.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Biden-Harris administration restores Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments in Utah, which were gutted by Donald Trump
The monuments in Utah are a longstanding cause of environmentalists and rock climbers. They are also lands particularly cherished by Native Americans for their petroglyphs, pictographs, cultural sites, dwellings and sites used for traditional tribal rituals.
Posted inOur Environment
Netroots Nation 2021 welcomes Tlaib, Barnes, Neguse, Granholm, McCarthy at first plenary
Read NPI’s recap of the opening plenary session at Netroots Nation 2021, which featured Rashida Tlaib, Mandela Barnes, Joe Neguse, Jennifer Granholm, Gina McCarthy, and several other speakers.
Posted inPublic Planning
Harnessing the power of the Native vote: how Indigenous leaders are preparing for 2022
Read NPI’s recap of a Netroots Nation panel that explored what is being done and can be done to recruit Native Americans to run for office and turn out to vote in the 2022 midterms.
Posted inEvents
Netroots Nation featured panel delves into the lasting effects of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol
Sarah Groh, Ted Lieu, Sarah Iddrissu, and Matthew Fuller joined Melissa Ryan for a conversation about the aftermath of the attack that Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress incited and directed against the nation’s temple of democracy.