King County voters to decide on turning prosecutor into a nonpartisan job We vote on so many damn offices here that most folks have no idea whom they are voting for.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘local politics’
August 2nd, 2016 - 12:02 pm § in The Ave Scene
WASTATE GOP POLITICS
Clint Didier FACEBOOK WHAAAATTTTT?????? You won’t find CLINT DIDIER on the WSRP website this year. The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) has a policy of excluding any Republican candidate from their website who is challenging an incumbent Republican seat, REGARDLESS OF THE VOTING RECORD or[...]
January 13th, 2016 - 12:37 pm § in Misc.
Sorry Patty: I can not afford it!
Dear Stephen, I am writing to invite you to kick off this important election year with me by joining me for a small lunch in support of my campaign on February 5th. By far my most important job is listening to the people I represent and then going to the other Washington to share their […][...]
Ballot Recommendations: Two Sets of Similar Ideas
Geov Parrish: This year’s general election ballots have been mailed out, and they’re…long. And complicated. Not to worry – I’m here to help. Because buried among the judicial races and “advisory vote” nonsense are some genuinely important, meaningful choices. Unlike this Augus[...]
October 21st, 2014 - 11:03 am § in The Ave Scene
Spear vs. Chopp .. the race in the 43rd.
Neither did all that well. Jess was better prepped and obsessive about staying on message . though often the message was off topic. Frank had no message other than that he has been working n the same issue Jess backs for a long time. Jess seemed to be running for street activist . seeing this [&hell[...]
BERTHA POLITICS: Seattle Does Not Have a Political Machine
Dan Jacoby FACEBOOK Having moved from the Empire State to the Evergreen State almost five years ago, I quickly noticed something about the difference in political machines. That difference is most notable in my Facebook feeds this week from people in Philadelphia. Pretty much every delegate from N[...]