Good morning, everyone, and greetings from the Boeing plant in Everett, where Patrick, Eve, and I are waiting to be transported to Paine Field and the factory where the 787 Dreamliner is assembled on press buses. We’re here in Everett to cover the final leg of President Obama’s mid-February tour of the Left Coast, which […]
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Rick Santorum running ahead in Minnesota, Colorado caucuses… and the Missouri primary
After going more than a month without a victory (or even a second place finish, for that matter) it looks like Rick Santorum will finally get to bask in the glow of victory for a change. In two states that are holding caucuses tonight (Minnesota and Colorado) he is currently running well ahead of his […]
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President Obama’s schedule for February 17th Seattle visit begins to take shape
A few days ago, White House officials let it be known that President Obama would be stopping in Washington State again for a mid-February visit. They didn’t announce his itinerary or schedule, but we figured it wouldn’t be long before the campaign began sending out invitations to fundraisers with the President. Yesterday, the first invitations began […]
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News networks project a Newt Gingrich victory in South Carolina Republican primary
If news networks’ projections are to be believed, Newt Gingrich has just won the 2012 South Carolina Republican primary, making him the third candidate in the party’s narrowing presidential field to have won a nominating contest this month. As pundits on cable television are noting, never before have Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina Republicans […]
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Mitt Romney projected to win New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary
Although most precincts have yet to report in, the traditional media has already declared Mitt Romney the winner of the 2012 Republican primary in New Hampshire… and Romney has taken to the stage to deliver an arrogantly-worded victory speech filled with bold promises that he has no ability whatsoever to fulfill, along with a generous […]
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Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney win Iowa caucus
Fundamentalist Rick Santorum (a former U.S. Senator) and Republican establishment favorite Mitt Romney (a former governor) have prevailed in the first nominating contest of 2012, results released by the Iowa Republican Party show. With 99% of the vote counted, Romney and Santorum were almost exactly tied, separated by only a handful of votes, while Ron […]
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Poll Watch: Tim Eyman’s I‑1125 and Costco’s I‑1183 will be close, respected poll indicates
For the last several years, the University of Washington’s Center for Survey Research has taken the pulse of Washington’s electorate each autumn, in the weeks leading up to Election Day. The Center’s survey, known as the Washington Poll, has successfully predicted the outcome of many fiercely contested ballot measures, including the defeats of I‑933 and […]
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President Obama arrives in Seattle for first (and maybe only) visit of 2011
Following a four and a half hour cross country flight from Joint Base Andrews, President Barack Obama touched down in the real Washington late this morning to begin a multi-day Left Coast fundraising tour. This is Obama’s third official visit to the Evergreen State as President; he made two trips out here last year (in August […]
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Schedule for September 25th presidential visit to Seattle starts to take shape
Although the White House has yet to officially confirm that President Obama is coming to Seattle in two and a half weeks, we already have a pretty good idea of what his schedule will be like while he’s here. That’s because his campaign has been busy trying to interest local Democrats with at least $1,000 to […]