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SurveyUSA

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    New Poll: More Than Half-Way Through His Term, Mayor Mike McGinn Remains Unpopular

    ​Seattleites just aren't warming to Mayor Mike McGinn. He's becoming our own Mitt Romney: No matter what he says or does, there's something about him that just can't connect. In fact, only one-third of the city's electorate have a favorable view of the job he's doing at City Hall, according to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    New Poll Shows Jay Inslee Narrowing Gap With Rob McKenna, But Ominous Signs Persist

    The good news for Jay Inslee is that he's closed the gap to three points -- 46-43 percent -- with GOP challenger Rob McKenna, according to the latest Survey USA poll for KING 5 News. It's the closest Democratic congressman has been in months. Still, there are some ominous signs, as the survey of 617 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Second Poll Confirms Dino Rossi Surge--Race Deadlocked

    ​Last week, a Rasmussen poll showed Democratic incumbent Sen. Patty Murray trailing Republican challenger Dino Rossi by a single percentage point. At the time, some dismissed the results as inaccurate because most other polls showed Murray ahead--some even by double digits. Plus, the Rasmussen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Rossi, Murray Locked in Dead Heat in Homestretch. Or Are They?

    ​After trailing incumbent Sen. Patty Murray in opinion polls by between 3 and 7 percentage points for the last few weeks, the latest Rasmussen poll has Republican challenger Dino Rossi ahead by the barest of margins. The results have been greeted with glee by the Rossi camp and the GOP in gene ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Mike McGinn Says Gloomy City Budget Will Get Even Worse If Popular Tax Initiatives Pass

    ​After a backlash over his initial plan to fire 200 city employees to help balance the city's ailing budget, Mike McGinn now avoids any specifics in talking about how he'll balance the 2011 budget. But he's running out of time; his initial proposal is due Sept. 27. As that early plan for mas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Dino Rossi Tied With Patty Murray According to Weird Poll Numbers

    ​In last Tuesday's primary, Senator Patty Murray crushed her Republican opponent Dino Rossi in King County, getting nearly 60 percent of the vote to his 27 percent. A not-so-surprising result in a reliably liberal area. But now: weirdness. As a recent poll shows that Murray has no advantage ov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Patty Murray Hears A Few Boos From Seattle Seniors

    ​Update: A Patty Murray spokesperson says it wasn't booing just "some weird sounds when she was introduced." He did not contest that she is currently behind the GOP candidates in aggregate for senior support this fall. Incumbent Senator Patty Murray took the podium at the Greenwood Senior Cen ... More >>

  • News

    July 28, 2010

    Battle of the Booze

    Competing privatization initiatives offer more questions than answers.

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    The Arizona Law: Seattle Nay, Tacoma Yea

    That new KING-TV Survey USA poll showing Seattleites opposed to the new Arizona immigration law runs drastically counter to the less-scientific Dori Monson/KIRO radio poll we mentioned last week. KIRO's website visitors voted 9-1 in favor of the show-me-your-papers law, while KING's Seattle respon ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2010

    Cavalier Is Right

    Sorry, Forbes: Cleveland may have the spirit, but Seattle's got the indifference when it comes to professional sports.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Forbes' Most Miserable Sports City Doesn't Care About Sports

    *Yawn* When does Sounders' season start?​Yesterday Forbes declared Seattle the most miserable sports city in the country. Which is ridiculous, because in order to be miserable you first have to care. Former City Council member Judy Nicastro is on some strange new vision quest to bring the NBA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    A Q&A With Doug Hiatt of Legal Weed Initiative Sensible Washington

    If Doug Hiatt gets his wish, all adult use of weed will be legal in Washington.​As a lawyer for medical marijuana patients, Doug Hiatt has witnessed first-hand how Washington's confusing, byzantine pot regulations can wreak havoc on the lives of sick people just looking for a little pain relie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Election Night '09: Mike McGinn Has a Narrow Lead, For Now

    Mike McGinn on Mike McGinn's mayoral campaign: Zzzzzzz​Party: Mike McGinn Location: The War Room on Capitol Hill Mood: Cautious optimism with just a hint of euphoria. Drink of Choice: Pre-receipt of initial ballot returns: PBR. Post-receipt of initial ballot returns: still PBR. There was no b ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2009

    Are Tuesday's Issues More Important Than Your Obama Vote?

    A year after Seattleites danced for their "Change" candidate, a Republican may take over the county, the state could vote anti-gay, and local governments could go broke.

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Tacoma Houses Might Be Cheaper, But It Costs More to Vote There

    Use the wedding cake stamp to help guarantee domestic partners have the same civil rights as married couples!​With the Approve/Oppose Referendum 71 camps running at a statistical tie in the last SurveyUSA poll, every vote counts. So when someone realized that Pierce County ballots require 61 c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    SurveyUSA: Election Oracle or Useless Speculation?

    ​SurveyUSA released its latest poll in the Seattle mayor's race yesterday and it shows Joe Mallahan pulling ahead of no-longer-tunnel-hating-though-still-upset-about-it Mike McGinn. If the election were today, the King 5-sponsored poll declared, Mallahan would get a 43 percent of the vote and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Oh Holy Hell: I-1033 Looks Like it Will Pass, We're Never Sleeping Soundly Again

    Damn, creepy moth.​What with only a month left before the election, I think we'd all sleep a little better if polls showed that most Washingtonians were waking up to what Tim Eyman's I-1033 was really all about: Permanently trapping the state in our current budgetary mud pit. Oh but no. Break ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2009

    Dow, But Not Out

    Having led a charmed political career, can Council Chair Constantine come from behind in the race for King County Exec?

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    What's Bad for Obama Is Also Bad for Patty Murray

    ​ While it' s uncertain whether President Obama will win the furnace-hot fight on health care, what is certain is that his honeymoon in public opinion polls is effectively over. But just as Obama had coattails for D's last November, a similar effect--albeit in the opposite direction--has taken ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Was Tunnel Supporters' Press Conference the Boost McGinn Needed?

    ​It's far too close to call, at this point, but if the current numbers hold, Mike McGinn will find himself in the general election for mayor. The funny thing is, up until mid-July, he was polling at around 8%, constantly knocking the proposed deep-bore tunnel, opposition to which has been the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    This Year's Primary, Brought to You by Flomax and Your 40th High-School Reunion

    ​Going into the primary, there was much talk about how the vote would skew old, thus benefitting, for example, mayoral challenger Joe Mallahan, whom old folks love. Early voters in particular tend to be older--the younger set procrastinates until the deadline. Well, the Seattle Times crunched ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    One Last Poll Before the Polls Close: McGinn, Mallahan in Dead Heat for 2nd

    Click to enlarge​ You have until today's last mail pickup or until 8 PM at the ballot drop boxes to cast your vote in the primary. If you're curious about where things stand in the mayoral race and/or looking to game the vote somehow--e.g. to vote for someone other than who you'll vote for in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    The Dow Is on the Rise

    ​Another day, another favorable poll for Dow Constantine. Once mired in the mass of non-Susan Hutchison candidates for King County exec, Constantine's now all by his lonesome in second and, according to yesterday's KING-5/SurveyUSA poll, closing in on the former KIRO anchor. The new numbers: H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Another Poll Says It's Down to a Three-Man Mayoral Race, While Hutchison's Numbers Dip

    ​If the last two days of smackdown (McGinn vs. Nickels!, Nickels vs. Mallahan!) aren't indication enough, another poll shows that those November's election is likely to feature two of those three. The new numbers, the result of two days of polling by Strategies 360 and Don McDonaugh Associates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    The Pols Are Polling, But What Is It Showing?

    Kevin P. CaseyTracking these guys is getting tricky.​The deadline for mailing in your primary ballot is a week away and at this point the conclusion from lobbyist/polster Martin "Jamie" Durkan is that the outcome is still anyone's guess. Not that that's stopped anyone, including us, from attem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Could Nickels Get Knocked Out in the Primary? The Plot Thickens...

    ​A new poll from KING-5/SurveyUSA has Greg Nickels' lead dropping and Joe Mallahan and Mike McGinn closing fast--raising the possibility, however slim, that Nickels could do the Paul Schell and get knocked out before the general. (Nickels' outlook was a lot better in this week's Washington Pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Survey USA Says: Dow May Get His Wish For a Duel With Hutchison

    ​In the latest poll commissioned by King 5, Survey USA finds Dow Constantine pulling ahead of the pack to challenge former news anchor Susan Hutchison. Hutchison looks pretty much guaranteed a trip to the general election, holding steady at 39 percent of likely voters, according to the poll. ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2009

    “Regular Joe” Mallahan’s Stuck in the Bike Lane

    Despite a thick wallet, the mayoral candidate’s campaign remains a mystery.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Inch by Inch, Row by Row, I'm Going to Make My Poll Lead Grow

    Soon it'll be up to my knees!Endorsed by many but approved by few, and with light rail about to go live, Greg Nickels remains the top dog in the mayoral race--albeit with only 26% of surveyed voters intending to vote for him. (This in the latest SurveyUSA/King-5 poll.) Still, that's two points bette ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2009

    James Donaldson: Back in the Game

    The ex-Sonic hatches a plan to raise the money to match his lofty poll standing.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    James Donaldson: Back in the Game

    Assessments of 7'2" ex-Sonic James Donaldson's mayoral campaign have ranged from "quixotic" to "sputtering" since the onetime city council candidate decided to up the ante and challenge Greg Nickels in late March. Since then, Donaldson's fund-raising ledger has consistently bled red, and the gentle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Watch Out, Jan: Donaldson Challenges Drago for Second in New Mayoral Poll

    A few weeks ago, James Donaldson's campaign consultant was dumpster-diving for office supplies. Today he finds himself climbing the polls in the mayoral race, right at the heels of Jan Drago. The SurveyUSA/KING-5 poll puts Greg Nickels in first with 24%, Drago second with 15%, James Donaldson third ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Rob McKenna on Election Night (Update 1)

    A few weeks ago, James Donaldson's campaign consultant was dumpster-diving for office supplies. Today he finds himself climbing the polls in the mayoral race, right at the heels of Jan Drago. The SurveyUSA/KING-5 poll puts Greg Nickels in first with 24%, Drago second with 15%, James Donaldson third ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    The Advantage of Being a "Leaning" State

    A few weeks ago, James Donaldson's campaign consultant was dumpster-diving for office supplies. Today he finds himself climbing the polls in the mayoral race, right at the heels of Jan Drago. The SurveyUSA/KING-5 poll puts Greg Nickels in first with 24%, Drago second with 15%, James Donaldson third ... More >>

  • News

    October 1, 2008

    Gregoire’s Red Scare

    Why is an incumbent Democratic governor in a dark-blue state having such a tough time in her quest for re-election?

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2008

    Poll-y Smokes!!!

    Why is an incumbent Democratic governor in a dark-blue state having such a tough time in her quest for re-election?

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Republicans Smoking Those Statewide Polls

    Why is an incumbent Democratic governor in a dark-blue state having such a tough time in her quest for re-election?

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    Not Exactly McCainiacts

    Why is an incumbent Democratic governor in a dark-blue state having such a tough time in her quest for re-election?

  • News

    January 4, 2006

    The New Year Agenda

    In Olympia, Democratic leaders resolve to combine 'kitchen table' issues, like education and jobs, with fiscal prudence. It's an election year, after all.

  • News

    October 12, 2005

    Election 2005, Public Health

    In Olympia, Democratic leaders resolve to combine 'kitchen table' issues, like education and jobs, with fiscal prudence. It's an election year, after all.

  • News

    October 12, 2005

    Monorail Pentathlon

    Once again, voters: Are you sure you want elevated transit?

  • News

    May 18, 2005

    The Monkey Wrench Trial

    Dino Rossi's challenge of the 2004 election is on shaky legal ground. But if he prevails, watch litigation become an option in close races everywhere.

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