The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a netroots powered strategy center working to raise America's quality of life through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | Only one in five voters surveyed express a preference between recently appointed Justices G. Helen Whitener and Raquel Montoya-Lewis and their challengers Richard Serns and David Larson. |
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| Published at: | 3:45 PM on Thursday, May 28th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Judi |
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| Excerpt: | The presumptive Democratic nominee might well win the Evergreen State by a larger margin than any presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, May 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements, Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | About three out of five likely Evergreen State voters said they disapproved of Trump's job performance, the same as in past years -- but there were changes at the regional level. |
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| Published at: | 4:12 PM on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements, Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | In a survey conducted last autumn by Public Policy Polling for NPI, voters enthusiastically endorsed Senator Mona Das' Senate Bill 5323, which would implement a statewide plastic bag ban, by a margin of more than two to one. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment |
| Other Tags: | Pollution |
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| Excerpt: | In a statewide survey of likely 2019 Washington voters, we tested three hypothetical matchups: Warren versus Trump, Sanders versus Trump, and Biden versus Trump. |
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| Published at: | 1:32 PM on Thursday, October 31st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | More than three in five Washingtonians disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance and almost that many want the House to impeach him, a new statewide survey conducted for the Northwest Progressive Institute has found. |
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| Published at: | 12:15 PM on Monday, October 28th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Impeachment |
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| Excerpt: | 60% of voters surveyed in May 2019 support requiring presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns to appear on the state's general election ballot. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Monday, June 10th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements, Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Other Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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| Excerpt: | Most Evergreen State voters disapprove of Donald Trump and say they'd support his Democratic opponent if the 2020 election were being held now, a new NPI poll finds. |
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| Published at: | 12:15 PM on Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements, Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | Washington State voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and has been a hotbed of resistance activity since Donald Trump's Electoral College victory a year and a half ago, so it's not too surprising that most Washingtonians don't have a favorable opinion of Trump's job performance. |
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| Published at: | 11:31 AM on Friday, May 25th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Open Government |
| Other Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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| Excerpt: | Maria Cantwell is well positioned to continue on in the United States Senate with seatmate Patty Murray for another six years, a new NPI poll has found. 52% of respondents said they would support Cantwell, while only 36% would support Republican Susan Hutchison. |
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| Published at: | 11:31 AM on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Alison Wendler |
| Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Other Tags: | WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | Nearly three in five Washington voters agree it’s time for the state to put a price on pollution to fund a socially responsible transition to clean energy, according to a survey conducted last month by Public Policy Polling for NPI. 59% of likely 2018 voters surveyed agree that Washington State should reduce emissions of air pollutants […] |
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| Published at: | 1:50 PM on Friday, July 21st, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment |
| Other Tags: | Budgeting, Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Fiscal Responsibility |
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| Excerpt: | A majority of Washingtonians remain supportive of levying a capital gains tax on the wealthy to ensure our state meets its paramount duty of providing an amply funded education for all children residing within its borders, the Northwest Progressive Institute’s most recent statewide survey has confirmed. 57% of likely 2018 Washington voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling […] |
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| Published at: | 5:13 PM on Thursday, July 20th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Other Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility |
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| Excerpt: | NPI's research has confirmed that there's an extraordinary appetite for meaningful accountability that spans the ideological spectrum and every demographic group imaginable. |
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| Published at: | 3:15 PM on Monday, July 10th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Budgeting, Ethical Business, Fiscal Responsibility |
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| Excerpt: | Given the opportunity to cast a vote in a special state House race or state Senate contest this year -- ordinarily just a local election year -- most Washingtonians surveyed say they would support the Democratic Party's candidates. |
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| Published at: | 12:39 PM on Thursday, July 6th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Leg |
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