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| Study up, voters: Complex initiatives await you | Initiative campaigns are largely a phenomenon of America's Western states, said Todd Donovan, a political-science professor at Western Washington University who has authored books and articles on the process. |
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| Undisclosed donors pump millions into state campaigns | A gold rush of local election-season advertising is pouring into Seattle media outlets, raising questions in some cases about who is trying to influence voters. |
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| 'Perfect Storm' Could Pin Senate Majority on Late Washington State Returns | In seven of those races, the Republican candidates hold modest-to-comfortable-to-double-digit leads. The three uber-toss ups are Nevada, Illinois and Washington. Not only is Washington the last of those to close, with polls shuttering at 11 p.m. ET, the state's voting rules and reputation鈥 |
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| Independent interest groups starting to pour money into 3rd District race | Such "soft money" spending is hard to track. It's even more difficult to determine who is behind it. "You can't just go to the Federal Elections Commission to easily find where they're spending the money," said Todd Donovan, a Western Washington鈥 |
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| Candidates descend on Salmon Days Festival | Eric Whitaker, a Western Washington University political science instructor, said Salmon Days and other community celebrations offer a candidate a chance to attract attention to lesser-known contests. |
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| Olympia's new shape | There鈥檚 no doubt the national concern about the economy is 鈥済oing to cream some incumbents,鈥 said Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University. But he said Democrats could do better than they did in the primary, when GOP turnout was likely boosted by a鈥 |
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| Candidate forums begin this week | Monday, Oct. 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Western Washington University Ralph Munro Institute/City of Bellingham candidate forum will feature questions from Advanced Placement government students as well as the public in Bellingham City Council chambers, 210 Lottie St. The event is free. |
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| Election battles could change shape of Olympia | There鈥檚 no doubt the national concern about the economy is 鈥済oing to cream some incumbents,鈥 said Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University. But he said Democrats could do better than they did in the primary, when GOP turnout was likely boosted by a鈥 |
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| Candidate endorsements don't always have intended effect | A Western Washington University political scientist has looked at the ways voters sort through initiatives and believes endorsements are important cues. In fact, says Todd Donovan, voters do what legislators do when they are faced with a large number of complex decisions 鈥 they seek shortcuts鈥 |
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| Money pours into initiative campaigns | The soda industry has become aggressive in fighting any new tax around the country as legislatures and Congress looks for new sources of money to balance budgets, Todd Donovan, political science professor at Western Washington University, said. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e got a target on their backs because you鈥 |