| Excerpt: | In a guest editorial for The Stranger, Sawant said she will be focusing on launching a national political entity, "Workers Strike Back." |
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| Published at: | 12:46 PM on Thursday, January 19th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Cities |
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Category Archives: Elections
Kshama Sawant joins Seattle City Council exodus; won’t seek reelection this year
Joy Hollingsworth launches campaign for Seattle City Council in 3rd District
| Excerpt: | Speaking to a large crowd of energetic supporters at the MLK FAME Community Center, Hollingsworth explained that she's a practical, pragmatic progressive who believes in the power of public policy to improve lives. |
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| Published at: | 5:30 PM on Monday, January 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Seth Boun |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Cities |
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NPI-requested bill to repeal Eyman’s push polls moves out of Senate State Government
| Excerpt: | After getting a hearing on the second day of session earlier this week, the bill was reported out of the Senate State Government & Elections Committee with a "do pass" majority recommendation. |
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| Published at: | 5:45 PM on Friday, January 13th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Tim Eyman's Push Polls |
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NPI to Legislature: Let’s make voting in WA easier by abolishing Eyman’s “advisory votes”
| Excerpt: | Read the written version of the testimony prepared by NPI's founder and executive director in support of NPI's 2023 bill to repeal Tim Eyman's "advisory votes." |
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| Published at: | 2:30 PM on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Permanent Defense, Research Poll Findings, Tim Eyman's Push Polls |
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Right wing group “Let’s Go Washington” fails to qualify any of its 11 statewide initiatives
| Excerpt: | A right wing group formed and primarily funded by Republican donor Brian K. Heywood of Redmond has admitted defeat in its efforts to qualify a batch of eleven right wing initiatives to the 2023 Washington State Legislature. |
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| Published at: | 11:18 AM on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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NYT admits its midterms coverage was wrongly wedded to a “red wave” narrative
| Excerpt: | "Not for the first time, a warped understanding of the contours of a national election had come to dominate the views of political operatives, donors, journalists and, in some cases, the candidates themselves," the story penned by the trio of Jim Rutenberg, Ken Bensinger, and Steve Eder acknowledged. |
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| Published at: | 1:15 PM on Saturday, December 31st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Media Criticism, Research Polling Retrospectives, WA-Sen |
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Democrats champion “porcupine” strategy to keep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in Congress
| Excerpt: | Gluesenkamp Perez faces an overarching task. She needs to secure reelection to continue representing Southwest Washington. Upset winners have targets on their backs when they seek a second term. Being proactive is the key to survival. |
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| Published at: | 3:37 PM on Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-03 |
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s victory confirmed, recount requested by Joe Kent changes little
| Excerpt: | The recount, which involved seven counties, added five votes to Kent's tally and nine votes to Gluesenkamp Perez's tally. At certification, Democrat Gluesenkamp Perez led by 2,629 votes out of 319,759 total votes cast in the district. |
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| Published at: | 2:50 PM on Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-03, WA-Gov |
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez makes key staff hires and prepares to take office in January
| Excerpt: | Having prevailed over ultra MAGA Republican Joe Kent in the contest for U.S. Representative in Washington's 3rd, just as NPI's research showed she could, Gluesenkamp Perez is now getting ready to take office on January 3rd. |
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| Published at: | 6:45 PM on Monday, December 19th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-03 |
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Herschel Walker’s loss in Georgia infuriates Laura Ingraham and fellow Fox personalities
| Excerpt: | When the Associated Press called the race, Ingraham did not receive the news well, having spent more than a whole season predicting a “red tsunami” would sweep the Senate. “I’m pissed tonight, frankly," said the host who spent autumn predicting the election would yield a red tsunami. |
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| Published at: | 11:41 AM on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | GA-Sen |
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Meet the Republicans joining the Washington State Legislature on January 9th, 2023
| Excerpt: | Republicans in Washington State lost legislative seats in the November 2022 midterms, but due to retirements, they will have several new members in 2023-2024. Get to know the newest Republican representatives and senators! |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Kamil Zaidi |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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National, state Republicans intervene against voters in signature verification legal challenge