The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | Larkin is the third Republican candidate to be vanquished by Schrier in what is the state's only "tossup" congressional district. Schrier previously defeated perennial candidate Dino Rossi in 2018 and then beat Jesse Jensen in 2020. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Thursday, November 10th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-08 |
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| Excerpt: | The Washington State Democratic Party's three highest profile 2022 candidates each managed to build on their strong Election Night performance on the second day of counting, putting more distance between themselves and their opponents. |
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| Published at: | 7:55 PM on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Exec, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the only debate between the 2022 candidates for Congress in Washington State's 8th Congressional District. |
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| Published at: | 10:15 PM on Friday, October 28th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | U.S. House Debates |
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| Excerpt: | Having seemingly not learned any lessons from Dino Rossi's four unsuccessful bids for higher office this century, Kim Schrier's Republican opponent Matt Larkin declared this week in an interview with The Herald of Everett that Washington's minimum wage should be "closer" to the federal hourly minimum of $7.25. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, October 28th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Elections |
| Other Tags: | Minimum Wage |
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| Excerpt: | 49% of 782 respondents surveyed by Public Policy Polling for NPI from October 19th-20th expressed a preference for Democrats in U.S. House contests, while 40% expressed a preference for Republicans. 11% were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 8:50 AM on Friday, October 21st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Research Poll Findings, US-House, WA-03 |
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| Excerpt: | The Coalition and Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to create dialogue between progressives and conservatives, are organizing debates or candidate forums for U.S. Senate, Secretary of State, U.S. House, and even State Senate in the 26th LD. |
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| Published at: | 11:54 AM on Friday, September 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Senatorial Debates, U.S. House Debates, WA-09, WA-Leg, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | Washington State's senior senator demonstrated that she is on track for reelection, while three low-profile Democratic congressional candidates put up strong numbers in the state's Republican-controlled congressional districts. U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, meanwhile, is holding her own in a battleground district against a trio of Republican opponents. |
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| Published at: | 10:40 PM on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-01, WA-02, WA-03, WA-04, WA-05, WA-06, WA-07, WA-09, WA-10, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | In what may come as a pleasant surprise to the majority of its readers, The Seattle Times is recommending a Democratic-only slate of candidates in each of the marquee contests that's on the 2022 ballot. |
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| Published at: | 5:48 PM on Saturday, July 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Media Criticism, WA-Exec, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | In the spots, Murray and Schrier speak directly to voters in a single take, emphasizing that they are unequivocally committed to reproductive rights, while noting that their opponents are not. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Friday, June 24th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Elections, Healthcare, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Reproductive Rights, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | 51% of 1,039 likely 2022 voters interviewed last week for NPI by Public Policy Polling said they would vote for the Democratic candidate if the election were being held now, while 39% said they would vote for the Republican candidate. 10% were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 3:06 PM on Monday, June 6th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Research Poll Findings |
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| Excerpt: | If you missed the movie “Twister,” watch what Dunn, who is challenging Representative Kim Schrier, says and does on reproductive rights. His mother, the late United States Representative Jennifer Dunn, who retired in 2004, was a Reagan Republican, but pro-choice. |
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| Published at: | 12:45 PM on Thursday, May 12th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Elections, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Privacy, Reproductive Rights |
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| Excerpt: | The longtime King County Councilmember is telling Republicans that "we're going to take mom's seat back," referring to the late Jennifer Dunn. Dave Reichert is serving as campaign chair. |
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| Published at: | 5:51 PM on Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-08 |
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| Excerpt: | Progressive and partially conservative Democrats are split on how quickly to approve infrastructure. The Republicans are directing their fire at the priorities included in the budget reconciliation process. Can Democrats unite to wage a strong front in the midterms? |
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| Published at: | 5:55 PM on Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Party Politics, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Critical Infrastructure, WA-Sen |
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