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Posts Tagged ‘City Elections’
October 3rd, 2015 - 12:34 pm § in The Ave Scene
Caught on video: Sawant supporter taking down her opponent’s signs.
If you meet a Sawant canvasser, ask them where they live, whether they are being paid, and, if so, who is paying them. Kshama Sawant has raised an unprecedented amount of money to hire a very large and professional campaign crew. The total is likely beyond the countable dollars reported on the Se[...]
August 7th, 2015 - 10:49 am § in Misc.
ROGER RABBIT: Seattle’s city council election, Sawant, and housing.
Taking into account that the November electorate differs somewhat from primary voters, I’ll predict that both Sawant and Burgess will be reelected. Godden, 83, isn’t the dynamic force on the council (was she ever?) voters are looking for to deal with our rapidly evolving city, and whether or not[...]
August 4th, 2015 - 7:45 am § in Misc.
Goldy and Steve: VOTE DAMNIT VOTE!
Turnout, Turnout, Turnout! by Goldy — from HorsesAss Tuesday, 8/4/15, 7:35 am Despite all the reports of low turnout, it looks to me like it’s going to be pretty normal for an odd-year primary—north of 30 percent, at least here in Seattle. But to be honest, I’m not sure what to make of the�[...]
July 31st, 2015 - 9:31 pm § in Misc.
Changing my mind about position 9, Seattle City Council.
Bill Bradburd if you squint hard, Sawant disappears. Perhaps from where you are. But where I am the blare is pretty hard to ignore. Her slogans make it very hard to “hear” what others have to say. The vote this Tuesday in District 3 will, sadly, be based on reactions to her politic[...]
July 31st, 2015 - 8:14 am § in The Ave Scene
DEMONIZATION: Sawant and Me
Andrew Fuller I find your constant demonizing of Sawant very strange, Stephen Schwartz. RESPONSE: Andrew: You want demonization? How is Sawant different from Sarah Palin? Sarah and Sawant both demonize really, really good people … inciting hatred and hurting their own followers. Look [...]
July 28th, 2015 - 1:28 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Seattle Initiative I22: What is it?
In an era where the cost of a single city council seat in Seattle may be over $1,000,000 SEATTLE, I-122 is purported to offer a divers collection of campaign finance reforms. The most innovative aspect would be that each voter would receive four $25 vouchers. This would be intended to get can[...]
July 22nd, 2015 - 9:05 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: The half million dollar race for a $120,000 job
UPDATE: A source close to Sawant’s campaign has bragged to me that she has already raised over $400,000 BEFORE the primary is complete. The irony of this is that her campaign is also bemoaning the voters’ decision to go to district rather than city wide elections DESPITE her deci[...]
October 1st, 2014 - 12:41 pm § in Misc.
ACLU sues Yakima for excluding Hispanics from city council
A lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the city of Yakima on behalf of Hispanic voters is working its way through a federal court. The Seattle Times reported when the lawsuit was filed in 2012 that “Yakima has more than 91,000 residents, and its population is 41 percent Hispanic. No Latino has ev[...]