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Tag Archives: Pacific Northwest Presidential Primaries

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.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Joe Biden wins Oregon presidential primary, giving him a clean sweep of the Pacific NW

Excerpt: The presumptive Democratic nominee won Washington and Idaho's state run primaries on March 10th, then picked up Alaska on April 4th. Now he has about 69% of the vote in Oregon.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Final numbers are in for Washington’s 2020 presidential primary: Turnout sets new record

Excerpt: Almost half of Washington State's registered voters participated in its 2020 presidential primary, the first to be used by both major political parties.
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Joe Biden overtakes Bernie Sanders, is now winning Washington’s presidential primary

Excerpt: Former Vice President Joe Biden has edged ahead of Bernie Sanders in Washington State's 2020 presidential primary and is now the plurality vote getter, new results tabulated by county elections officials show.
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Joe Biden triumphs in Idaho, taking another state that was in Sanders’ 2016 win column

Excerpt: Idaho was squarely in Bernie Sanders' column in 2016. Not this year. Former Vice President Joe Biden has prevailed in the Gem State's Democratic presidential primary, according to projections.
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The polls were correct: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are very nearly tied in Washington

Excerpt: Former Vice President Joe Biden and United States Senator Bernie Sanders are each garnering an almost equal share of Washington State's groundbreaking Democratic presidential primary, early results show.
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Today is Presidential Primary Day in Washington and Idaho! Have you voted?

Excerpt: Voted yet? If you have, congratulations on participating! Now, go check up on your friends and family and make sure they’ve voted, too. Haven’t voted yet? It’s time to get that ballot in!
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Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are running dead even in Washington State, new poll finds

Excerpt: The Washington State presidential primary looks extremely competitive with just seventy-two hours left to vote. Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden have nearly identical numbers in a new public opinion research survey taken before Elizabeth Warren suspended her campaign.
Written by:Ruairi Vaughan
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Pete Buttigieg’s campaign is planning a Seattle-area rally of its own for March 6th

Excerpt: The Democratic presidential hopeful is planning a public rally on the evening of March 6th, the night before the Washington State Democratic Party's Magnuson Awards Dinner.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Why there are party oaths on Washington’s presidential primary ballot return envelope

Excerpt: For your vote to count, you must mark a declaration affirming that you affiliate with the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. Here's why.
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“Dream big, fight hard”: Elizabeth Warren fires up Emerald City crowd in Seattle return

Excerpt: Ahead of Washington State's March 10th presidential primary, Elizabeth Warren's campaign organized a rally for supporters at Seattle Center that attracted over 7,000 enthusiastic supporters.
Written by:Caitlin Harrington
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LIVE from Seattle Center: Elizabeth Warren encourages persistence at energetic rally

Excerpt: Those who believe Washington State is Warren country turned out in significant numbers to hear from her at her second Seattle Center rally in six months.
Written by:Caitlin Harrington
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LIVE from Seattle Center: Elizabeth Warren supporters pack the Armory for marquee rally

Excerpt: The Northwest Progressive Institute team is in place at the Seattle Center, preparing to cover Elizabeth Warren's first Evergreen State campaign stop of 2020. Join us!
Written by:Caitlin Harrington
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WA’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary counts: Meet the people who made it possible

Excerpt: Many people worked hard between 2016 and 2019 to ensure that Washington State could and would use a presidential primary in 2020 to allocate its delegates to both major party conventions.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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