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| Minnesota pushes back at partisan extremes | Academic researchers say there are too many other factors -- money and media being the chief ones -- to say whether such changes would temper the ideological fervor that has defined this election season. But either way, they expect to see proposals similar to ranked choice voting and Proposition… |
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| Established candidate beats the establishment’s candidate in 5th District primary | District voters last elected a Democrat — former state Sen. Kathleen Drew — in 1992. Dino Rossi edged out Drew four years later. Republicans rode to victory in ensuing elections for the statehouse seats. |
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| Western races may hold key to Senate control | Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University, said the state not only has a strong Republican base, but voters who are more than willing to toss out an incumbent, even one in a leadership position. House Speaker Tom Foley, a Democrat, lost his re-election bid in… |
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| Murray, Rossi go after each other, ignore others | A large field of candidates for the U.S. Senate won't be winnowed down to two until Tuesday's primary, but Patty Murray and Dino Rossi are acting like they're already in a head-to-head fight. Blink and you might miss the efforts to be heard by the other 13 candidates, most… |
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| Students from Lynden, Ferndale win fair scholarships | Two Whatcom County high school graduates recently received $1,000 scholarships from the Northwest Washington Fair. Elizabeth Kayser, Lynden High School, has been involved in a variety of different fair activities, but she really enjoys showing cattle. She plans to attend Western… |
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| Fall senate race already going strong | For a glimpse of the fall campaign, Western Washington University political science professor Todd Donovan says, look no further than the $750,000 television commercial an independent, GOP-led group has aired attacking Murray’s record on spending and taxes. “That’s the general election… |
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| Can Republicans' resurgence begin on Eastside? | The 45th Legislative District is in some ways a microcosm of Washington. Agriculture dominates its eastern side in Carnation and Duvall. Its western portion in Kirkland and Woodinville is white-collar, middle class, with a fair number of dot-com millionaires. |
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| From silly to serious, initiative efforts abound | "Maybe it's frustration with the government, the lousy economy or just a general mood of discontent. But the number of initiatives filed for November's statewide ballot is at an all-time high. |
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| Big-party fatigue shows in quirky candidate labels | "Fed up with the established political parties? In Washington state, so are some of the candidates. Encouraged by the state's unconventional primary system, around 30 candidates on the Aug. 17 ballot have shunned mainstream politics to instead identify with very small or… |
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| Palin endorsement has Rep. Larsen, Koster campaigns sparring | "Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's endorsement of a 2nd Congressional District Republican has caused a written sparring match this 2010 election season. Palin endorsed Snohomish County Councilman John Koster on Saturday, June 12, via Twitter, where she called him a "pro-… |