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: | With less than a month until ballots drop, Elway Research has found a thirteen point lead for Democrats in Washington's 2022 U.S. Senate race along with a statistical tie in the Secretary of State contest. |
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| Published at: | 12:11 PM on Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Poll Watch, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | With three counts now completed, it looks like Democratic incumbent Steve Hobbs will be facing unaffiliated candidate (and Pierce County Auditor) Julie Anderson this fall, leaving Republicans shut out of the final round for an office they continuously controlled from the 1950s until last year. |
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| Published at: | 8:40 PM on Thursday, August 4th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Exec |
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| Excerpt: | In the 2022 Top Two election, incumbent Steve Hobbs faces three Republicans -- Keith Wagoner, Mark Miloscia, and Bob Hagglund, along with Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, who is running as an independent, plus a conspiracy theorist, Tamborine Borrelli, an unaffiliated candidate named Kurtis Engle, and one other Democratic candidate, Marquez Tiggs, who is running without money or party support. |
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| Published at: | 12:35 PM on Saturday, July 30th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Exec |
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| Excerpt: | For the second time in as many weeks, a new poll has been released that correlates NPI's recent statewide poll findings demonstrating that it's the Democratic Party that is heading into the midterms in Washington State with momentum and vote enthusiasm. |
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| Published at: | 11:30 AM on Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Poll Watch, WA-Leg, 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-08, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | While a significant majority of voters (56%) said they were unsure, which was unsurprising considering the number of choices in the question, Hobbs was the clear leader among those who did offer an opinion, with 17% saying they would vote for him. No other candidate received support beyond 6%. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, June 3rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Research Poll Findings |
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| Excerpt: | Miloscia's sudden entrance into this race is an odd development. If his heart was set on running for office again, why didn't he declare six months ago and start laying the groundwork? Only two months remain until ballots show up in voters' mailboxes. That isn't much time in which to build a statewide campaign. |
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| Published at: | 4:10 PM on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Exec |
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| Excerpt: | Who had filed for public office in Washington State as of the close of filing on Monday, May 17th, 2022? This post covers notable filings and provides links to the complete list for each county. |
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| Published at: | 5:00 PM on Monday, May 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Filing Week Report, WA-01, WA-02, WA-03, WA-04, WA-06, WA-07, WA-09, WA-Counties, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | Newly appointed Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has a three point lead over Republican challenger Keith Wagoner, with Julie Anderson a distant third. 25% of voters surveyed aren't sure who they'd vote for. |
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| Published at: | 1:42 PM on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Research Poll Findings |
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| Excerpt: | Hobbs (D-44th District; Snohomish County) will take over on November 22nd from Republican Kim Wyman, the last Republican holding statewide office on the Left Coast, who is resigning on November 19th to take a job in the Biden administration. |
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| Published at: | 3:46 PM on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Other Tags: | Executive Appointments, Fair Elections |
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| Excerpt: | Washington deserves a Secretary of State who will fiercely champion voting rights, secure resources to better protect the data in our state's care, support the needs of businesses and nonprofits, and properly safeguard our state's history. |
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| Published at: | 4:32 PM on Thursday, October 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Exec |
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| Excerpt: | Washington's Republican Secretary of State is leaving the state's executive department for a job with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Her resignation will allow Governor Jay Inslee to name a Democrat to take her place. |
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| Published at: | 11:18 AM on Tuesday, October 26th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | Resignations |
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| Excerpt: | Bringing Wyman to DHS could enable the administration to make more headway in its efforts to prepare the country for the 2022 midterms. |
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| Published at: | 6:55 PM on Monday, October 25th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Tags: | WA-Exec |
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| Excerpt: | "I don't know that I can continue being a Republican, because that's not what republicanism is about," Wyman told KUOW. |
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| Published at: | 6:21 PM on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Party Switches |
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