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U.S. Presidential Election

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    WATCH NOW: Political Attack Ads Gone Wild

    Let's be honest: Pretty much the only entertaining thing about election season is the political ads. And with this year's election inching ever closer, and Super PACs ready to flex their well-funded muscles, it's time to gear up for an onslaught of political propaganda the likes of which the world h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Local Take: Raising Interest Rates on Federal Stafford Loans at UW Could Come at a Cost

    The "fight" over federal student loan interest rates rages on in Washington D.C. Both Republicans and Democrats - including President Barack Obama and his imminent Republican challenger in November, Mitt Romney - seem to agree that keeping the interest rate from doubling on federally subsidized Staf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Tax Day 2012: Five Things to Help You Survive

    It's Tax Day, yo! Sure, a large percentage of folks reading this probably filed their taxes months ago, and have already blown whatever refund came their way on gigantic televisions or Lasik eye surgery, but for those who procrastinated, or for those who are legitimate enough that filing requires mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Super Tuesday: Pressers, Primaries, and Political 'Forecasts' Galore

    This is considered a big day in American politics. Before we pick our president every four years every single state hosts candidates from each party and then holds a caucus or a primary vote. Those are a lot of primaries to keep up with, not to mention the countless debates, public events, fundraise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2012

    Romney 'Wins' State GOP Straw Poll

    It's a non-binding straw poll that doesn't officially determine who gets most of Washington's GOP presidential delegates. But Mitt Romney will take it. By notching a roughly 38 percent plurality vote in today's state Republican caucus and finishing ahead of Rick Santorum and Ron Paul, Romney at leas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Want to Found Out How to Vote for a Republican Saturday? Here Are Help

    What does it say about the Mitt/Rick/Ron/Newt bandwagon rolling into Washington for Saturday's caucuses when the state Republican Party welcomes visitors to its website with this greeting: "Do you want to defeat Obama? Contact your county party to found out how you can help!" Is it an ungrammatical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    President Roseanne? GOP Voters Have Choice Over 'Repudiated Speaker' or 'Crack Addict'

    We now have this memorable assessment by statesman Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served Democrat and Republican White Houses, on the crop of 2012 GOP presidential contenders shuttling in and out of Washington in advance of the state's Saturday caucuses:

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Santorum Is So Spooked By Stormy Washington Visit That He Wants Secret Service Protection

    Santorum exercises right to bare arms​Rick Santorum likes to kid that his penchant for sweater vests is all about making a statement about the Second Amendment -- you know, the right to "bare" arms. He really is a laugh a minute kind of guy. But after his sojourn here Monday, where he clashed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Bet You $10,000 When Mitt Romney Comes To Seattle On March 1 He High-Tails It To the Eastside

    The last time Willard Mitt Romney was here about 50 Occupy Seattle protesters converged on his hotel, the Grand Hyatt. They carried signs that read, "This is class warfare," "Make Wall Street pay," and "Romney is the 1 percent." The party wouldn't have been complete without ribbing chants of "Corpor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Mitt Romney's Tax Return: He Buys (and Sells for Profit) Stock in Boeing, Microsoft, Costco

    Local investor​Not unexpectedly, Mitt Romney has invested some of his millions in Boeing and Microsoft stock, according to the Republican presidential candidate's 550 pages of just-released tax returns, and made a tidy profit off the aerospace and software giants. But he's also done well buyin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    How Ex-SNL Star Victoria Jackson Became Queen of the Far Right

    Not too long ago, Victoria Jackson was the helium-voiced "Saturday Night Live" cast member who always seemed to play the ditz. Now she's a Tea Party princess who co-hosts a right-wing version of "The View" and sings songs about how Obama's a Muslim. How'd that happen?

  • Diversions

    January 18, 2012

    Ask a Mexican!

    Not too long ago, Victoria Jackson was the helium-voiced "Saturday Night Live" cast member who always seemed to play the ditz. Now she's a Tea Party princess who co-hosts a right-wing version of "The View" and sings songs about how Obama's a Muslim. How'd that happen?

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Rick Perry's Washington State PAC Staffer Caught Trying to Censor Anti-Immigrant Group

    Marble-mouthed presidential candidate Rick Perry doesn't want to build a fence along the border, he thinks Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 is wrong, and he supports an in-state tuition program for illegal immigrants that would help keep them off welfare. These positions might seem downright reas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Reince Priebus, RNC Chair, Fresh From Call to Prosecute Obama, Heads to "Battleground State" Washington

    ​It would appear that for all his talk about how a campaign commercial shot in the White House is grounds for criminally prosecuting President Obama, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus doesn't actually believe it. He is, after all, traveling to Washington State today to try and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Is Barack Obama the Leader of America's Great Third Party?

    Clifford K. Berryman Redux​Is there a major third party in the United States? And does its leader live in the White House? Barack Obama was the Democratic nominee for president in 2008. At the same time, he spearheaded a groundbreaking campaign organization outside the Democratic Party--Obam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Timothy Egan Says Mike Huckabee Should be "Willie Hortonized"

    Willie Horton's arrest was a club used to bludgeon then-Democatic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.​Tim Egan, the New York Times political opinion maker on all things West, has wasted no time in weighing in on what should become of possible Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    So We Did Pass a National Popular Vote Bill

    There were no fewer than four national popular vote bills proposed in the state legislature this year, and it looks embarrassingly like I was following the wrong ones (see also here and here). Senate Bill 5599 made it through and was signed by Governor Gregoire last week, much to the chagrin of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Haters Look to Kill National Popular Vote Bill

    A state house bill looking to neutralize the electoral college is under threat--by amendments. Right now, the electoral college gives disproportionate power to sparsely-populated states and ensures that candidates spend all their time in a handful of swing states. This bill, sponsored by Kirkland Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    National Popular Vote Bill Goes to Bermuda Triangle for National Popular Vote Bills

    The Electoral College is a nasty little civic subsidy to rural states. For example, Wyoming voters' ballots pack three times as much electoral punch as those of Seattleites.* Thus, a number of states are looking to make the college obselete. To remove the college altogether would require a constit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Washington Legislature Looks to Neutralize Electoral College

    Both houses of the Washington legislature saw the introduction of National Popular Vote bills today. The bills would guarantee all of Washington's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote, thus eliminating the distorting influence of the electoral college. (Pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Obama Finally Elected President

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Mandate, Schmandate

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Life, Death, Obama

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2008

    Baracktoberfest

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    Michigan, Explained

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    Tonight: Presidential Debate (and Taco Tuesday!) at the Redline

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    Nostalgia As A Rhetorical Weapon

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    Palin Clears the Underground Bar, But Biden Still Clobbers Her

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Tonight: Political T-Shirts by Artists, an Obama Fundraiser at Catherine Person Gallery

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2008

    Now, Back to the Mud

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Krist Novoselic On Daily Weekly

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    Democracy Prevailed, Free Association Lost in Last Week's Primaries

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2008

    John Edwards' Campaign To 'Parent Young Children'

    Now we can officially start to call Barack Obama "President-elect" now that the 56th Electoral College has selected him as the country's next chief executive. Before that time, the Obama transition team and news agencies were technically incorrect in labeling the Illinois senator as " ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2008

    Can't Quit Clinton

    An ardent group of local Hillary supporters still think their candidate has a shot.

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2008

    Obama Smear Campaign Planned South of T-Town

    An ardent group of local Hillary supporters still think their candidate has a shot.

  • News

    May 28, 2008

    He’ll Be Too Young to Take Shots With Hillary

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    Candidates Lose As Writers Strike Ceases

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Krist Novoselic: Presidential Pick-A-Problem Primary

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2008

    Today in Mocking the Presidential Primary

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2008

    Nickels Endorses Obama

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • News

    January 30, 2008

    Caucus Season: It's Our Turn

    Obama's got an office, Clinton's “grassroots,” and we may actually matter.

  • News

    January 23, 2008

    The (10) White House Candidates in Your Neighborhood

    In Washington state, it's not just about the Clintons and Obamas of this campaign.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    17-Year-Old Voters?

    In Washington state, it's not just about the Clintons and Obamas of this campaign.

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2007

    Huckabee Suddenly Mr. Popularity

    In Washington state, it's not just about the Clintons and Obamas of this campaign.

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2007

    Dirty Money

    In Washington state, it's not just about the Clintons and Obamas of this campaign.

  • News

    October 20, 2004

    My Daily Duty

    Curse the Electoral College.

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Caucus Chaos

    Local Democratic leaders complain that preparations for Washington's presidential caucuses are a mess.

  • News

    November 26, 2003

    Lock the Vote

    The general presidential election is decreasingly relevant.

  • News

    August 27, 2003

    Already, a Hot Campaign

    Bush and Dean come to the Northwest, and the passion is palpable.

  • News

    April 14, 1999

    Campaign 2000.com

    The administration's antitrust crusade may hurt Gore's chances in Redmond, but help him in California.

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