| Excerpt: | Democrats in Washington declared the 2022 cycle a resounding victory, but a 17% decline in support within the state's fastest-growing minority group spells trouble for the party's future. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, March 17th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Hong |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Partybuilding, US-Pres, WA-Sen |
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Category Archives: Party Politics
Democrats in Washington lost ground with Latino voters despite 2022 wins, data shows
Shasti Conrad unanimously elected the new Chair of the Washington State Democrats
| Excerpt: | Shasti Conrad, the former Chair of the King County Democrats, was chosen unanimously by the Washington State Democratic Committee (of which I am a member) to be the successor to Tina Podlodowski at its biennial reorganization meeting in Olympia, after running unopposed for the position. |
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| Published at: | 12:02 PM on Saturday, January 28th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Reorganizations |
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Tina Podlodowski to retire this month as Chair of the Washington State Democratic Party
| Excerpt: | Podlodowski has been chair for six years. She took over from Jaxon Ravens at the end of January 2017, at a time when Democrats across the country were still reeling from the disastrous 2016 presidential election. |
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| Published at: | 1:18 PM on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Party Leadership Elections |
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Thank you, Speaker Pelosi
| Excerpt: | Our team at NPI thanks Speaker Pelosi for her tremendous contributions to our country. As she said, quoting Scripture, for everything, there is a season. The time is right to pass the baton to a new generation of leadership and celebrate an incredible run that secured the passage of legislation American families needed. |
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| Published at: | 10:56 AM on Thursday, November 17th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Leadership Transitions |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking smart campaign strategies with Stephanie Taylor
| Excerpt: | In this third installment of NPI@NN, NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, about smart strategies for Democratic campaigns in the 2022 midterms and beyond. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, NPI@NN, Partybuilding |
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Convention Conversations: NPI catches up with State House hopeful Kristine Reeves
| Excerpt: | In this installment of NPI's limited podcast series, host Caya Berndt sits down with former State Representative Kristine Reeves, who hopes to return to the Legislature to work on causes like reproductive rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, June 27th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Convention Conversations, Washington State Democratic Convention |
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Convention Conversations: NPI catches up with U.S. Representative Kim Schrier
| Excerpt: | In this installment of NPI's limited podcast series, host Caya Berndt sits down with United States Representative Kim Schrier to discuss her price gouging bill and work on critical water infrastructure. |
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| Published at: | 1:30 PM on Sunday, June 26th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Convention Conversations, Washington State Democratic Convention |
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Convention Conversations: NPI catches up with State Party Chair Tina Podlodowski
| Excerpt: | In this installment of NPI's limited podcast series, host Caya Berndt sits down with the Chair of the Washington State Democratic Party to discuss topics like the party's bid to be an early primary state. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 PM on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Convention Conversations, Washington State Democratic Convention |
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Washington State could hold one of the first 2024 Democratic presidential primaries
| Excerpt: | Two other states are also in the running for the western region's spot: Colorado and Nevada, which have voted Democratic for President for several consecutive cycles. |
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| Published at: | 5:35 PM on Monday, June 13th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Pacific Northwest Presidential Primaries |
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Many Republicans have chosen to stoke hate and division instead of supporting Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination
| Excerpt: | The evolution – and proposed revocation – of rights is a must-follow, must-act matter for progressives. The selection, nomination and confirmation of federal judges is so vital to that progress. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Judicial Nominations |
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Redistricting Chair resigns as commissioners deadlock on intervening in federal lawsuit
| Excerpt: | At its March 7th meeting, the four member commission, which is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans -- lost its nonvoting chair, Sarah Augustine, while the commissioners deadlocked on responding to a federal lawsuit that alleges the Voting Rights Act wasn't followed when the new maps were drawn. |
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| Published at: | 9:36 PM on Monday, March 7th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Litigation |
| Tags: | Redistricting |
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President Biden: “This is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time”
| Excerpt: | Americans witnessed basic Joe Biden in this week’s State of the Union speech, the unifier who has rallied NATO and brought the world's democracies closer together in response to Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine, and the frustrated would-be healer of a nation’s hurts while dealing with a prolonged pandemic. |
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| Published at: | 1:52 PM on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Public Service |
| Tags: | State of the Union |
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President Biden praises Ukraine, offers unity agenda in 2022 State of the Union address
| Excerpt: | Biden's overarching message was that opportunities accompany crises. As he said, there are opportunities for progress, and we should be working together to realize those opportunities. |
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| Published at: | 8:55 PM on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Public Service |
| Tags: | State of the Union |
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The oil sands province of Alberta: Where extreme weather meets extreme politics