November 28th, 2023 was the deadline for counties to certify their returns in the November 2023 general election. Statewide turnout will pass into the history books at 36.41% for this year. That’s the lowest Washington has seen since recordkeeping began.
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Posted inElections
After picking up WA-03 and Alaska in 2022, PNW House Democrats are now on defense
It takes days to count mail-in ballots in Washington, and weeks under Alaska’s ranked voting system. Conceivably, the nation could be kept waiting next November for a final vote on which party controls one house of Congress.
Posted inElections
Sorry, Semi Bird: Data shows that Dave Reichert is the leading Republican candidate in Washington’s 2024 gubernatorial contest
The former Republican congressman is well positioned to advance to the November 2024 general election along with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, with a robust lead in NPI’s early gubernatorial polling.
Posted inAppreciations & Remembrances
Steve Pool: 1953–2023
Born November 5th, 1953, Pool grew up in Western Washington. He went to Tyee High School in SeaTac and served his peers as student body president. He went to college at the University of Washington and became a KOMO intern during those years. After he graduated in 1978 with a major in communications, he was hired to work at the station full time as a reporter, covering hard news and sports.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Gaza gets a reprieve with negotiated pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas
“The UN welcomes the release of 24 hostages held in Gaza since October 7 and renews its call for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,” the international organization said.
Posted inHolidays
Happy Thanksgiving 2023!
Here’s what our team at the Northwest Progressive Institute is grateful for this year.
Posted inElections
Let’s Go Washington turns in signatures for measure to repeal Climate Commitment Act
Sponsored by Republican State Party Chair Jim Walsh, I‑2117 would repeal Washington’s landmark Climate Commitment Act and wreck the state’s plans to secure a just and responsible transition to a clean energy future. NPI considers the initiative a grave threat to Washington’s well-being and strongly opposes it.
Posted inElections
Big plurality of voters unsure about crowded 2024 race for Commissioner of Public Lands
48% said they weren’t sure who they’d support if the election were being held as of when the survey fielded. Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler got the most support of the group of seven candidates with 18%, followed by fellow Republican Sue Kuehl Pedersen (Franz’s 2020 opponent) with 14%. All five Democrats were in the single digits.
Posted inElections
A wide open race for AG: Democratic hopefuls tied, while a third of 2024 voters aren’t sure
In the survey, consisting of 700 interviews with likely 2024 Washington State general election voters, Dhingra had 14%, Brown had 13%, hypothetical Republican opponent Paul Graves had 38%, and 34% were not sure.
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Semi Bird offers hilariously incoherent response to NPI’s new gubernatorial polling
In a lengthy, hilariously incoherent post on Twitter, Bird struggled to respond to the numbers that show his campaign is not gaining momentum, vacillating from denouncing it to looking for a silver lining in the data.
Posted inPolicy Topics
The Roberts/Alito Supreme Court’s toothless new code of ethics isn’t good enough
The code asks justices not to play a part in cases where they have a professional connection or personal interest. Compliance is entirely voluntary and based the judgment of the justice.
Posted inElections
Senator Maria Cantwell leads Republican challenger Raul Garcia by thirteen points
51% of 700 likely Washington State general election voters polled in November of 2023 said they would support Cantwell. 38% said they would support Garcia, which is the same percentage who said they’d support Donald Trump in a rematch with Joe Biden. 11% were not sure.
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Joe Biden has a fourteen point, eleven month out lead over Donald Trump in Washington
52% of 700 likely 2024 Washington State voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling this week for NPI said they’d back Biden if the election were being held today, while 38% said they’d back Trump. 11% said they were not sure.
Posted inElections
Dave Reichert slightly ahead of Bob Ferguson in 2024 WA gubernatorial race, NPI poll finds
46% of 700 likely 2024 Washington State voters surveyed in mid-November for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they’d vote for Republican Dave Reichert if the election were being held today, while 44% said they would vote for Bob Ferguson. 9% were not sure.