Editor’s Note: Yesterday, I traveled down in Olympia to testify before the House Government Committee on SB 5978, Kim Wyman and Pam Roach’s bill to replace our state’s presidential straw poll with an expensive, meaningless straw poll in the event the Democratic Party decides to use a caucus to allocate its delegates to the 2016 […]
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Senate backs Kim Wyman’s irresponsible plan to alter Washington’s presidential primary
A bill that would automatically replace Washington’s 2016 presidential primary with a meaningless, fantastically expensive presidential straw poll if the Democratic Party refuses to begin using the primary to allocate its national convention delegates passed the Senate with ease yesterday evening following a bewildering floor debate. By a vote of thirty-six to twelve, the Senate […]
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New England states called for Barack Obama; some southern states called for Mitt Romney
As expected, Barack Obama is projected to win in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. Wins in those states, plus Vermont and his home state of Illinois (which he is also projected to win), would give Obama a total of sixty electoral votes. Mitt Romney has picked up South Carolina, Georgia, […]
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Exit polls give Barack Obama slight lead in Ohio; state remains too close to call
While the all-important state of Ohio remains too close to call at this hour, CNN has released exit polling that shows Barack Obama with a slight lead — 51% to Mitt Romney’s 49%. That may seem like good news, but exit polls don’t always correlate with actual results. Until we get hard data, we won’t […]
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Early Florida results look good for President Obama and Democrats
It’s too soon to say which candidate will win the Sunshine State, and not all of the polls have closed there. However, with more than two million votes counted in Florida, President Obama maintains a slight lead over Mitt Romney (52% to 48%), and is doing better in some areas than he did in 2008. That’s […]
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Virginia way too close to call
Hey everyone! I’m tracking results and blogging live from my humble abode, an American University dorm room in our nation’s capital. CNN just released exit polls that have Virginia in a dead 49%, 49% heat. Northern Virginia is the big swing area of the state. Both campaigns are looking to Loudon and Henrico counties, as well […]
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Networks project Obama win in Vermont; Romney win in Kentucky and Indiana
Major television networks have now begun calling states in the Eastern timezone for the two major presidential candidates. President Barack Obama is projected to carry Vermont, which has three electoral votes. Independent Bernie Sanders (perhaps the nation’s most progressive senator) is also projected to win in his U.S. Senate race. Mitt Romney has won in […]
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When do the polls close? Here’s a rundown
A question that we’re seeing being asked a lot on social media networks today is “When do the polls close?” If you haven’t voted yet and are wondering how much time you have left — or if you’re simply curious as to when the results action gets underway — here is a guide to poll […]
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Liveblogging the final presidential debate of 2012 from the great Pacific Northwest
Good afternoon, everyone. Tonight is debate night once again. In a few hours, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will sit down with Bob Schieffer of CBS’ Face the Nation for a debate centered on foreign policy at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. If the last debate is any indication, the discussion should be lively. We’ll be […]
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Poll Watch: 2012 Washington Poll finds Obama, Inslee, and marriage equality ahead
Moments ago, KCTS9, in cooperation with the Center for Survey Research at the University of Washington, released the results of this year’s Washington Poll. The Washington Poll is a widely respected electoral survey directed by Dr. Matt Barreto, who serves as an associate professor at the UW in Seattle. It is conducted annually, and because […]
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Liveblogging the second presidential debate of 2012 from the great Pacific Northwest
Good evening, everyone. Tonight, as we all know, is presidential debate night. In less than an hour, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will take the stage at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York for a town hall or town meeting style debate. The discussion will be moderated by CNN’s Candy Crowley ; questions will primarily […]
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Ad Watch: Gubernatorial air war gets more intense; more campaigns go up on television
Welcome back to Ad Watch, our newest special series, which is running weekly from now until election week. The purpose of this series is to attempt to catalog, or index, the many campaign ads that are going up on television (and sometimes radio) to influence elections in the Pacific Northwest. In each installment, we’ll briefly […]
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Ad Watch: Obama/Biden 2012 turns infamous Romney gaffe from secret video into an ad
Welcome back to Ad Watch, our newest special series, which is running weekly from now until election week. The purpose of this series is to attempt to catalog, or index, the many campaign ads that are going up on television (and sometimes radio) to influence elections in the Pacific Northwest. In each installment, we’ll briefly […]
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RNC Postmortem: Republicans head home after last day of convention in Tampa, Florida
Yesterday was the final day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Here are a few parting thoughts on the convention from The Seattle Times‘ Jim Brunner, The Stranger‘s Paul Constant, and other journalists who were in town covering the convention from a national perspective. Paul Constant has an essay in The Stranger […]