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« Reply #925 on: April 29, 2009, 03:05:36 AM »

Rep. Ross Hunter (D-Bellevue) has announced he's running for King County Executive.

So the candidates are now three Democrats, a Republican-turned-Democrat, and Susan Hutchinson? Am I missing anyone?
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« Reply #926 on: April 29, 2009, 03:17:10 AM »

My count is Constantine, Hunter, Hutchison, Jarrett and Phillips.

I frankly don't know much to differentiate Constantine and Phillips, but isn't Hunter supposed to be pretty smart?  I can't imagine he won't split the vote with Jarrett.  I truly have no idea who would win this field, but my bet is that the King County Democrats will crack the whip some.

P.S. Seattle Times stop calling Hutchison an "eastside" candidate thanks
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« Reply #927 on: April 29, 2009, 04:00:43 AM »

Hunter's very smart. Smarter than Jarrett for sure. Don't really know Constantine and Phillips well enough to make a judgment call though.

And of course they're all smarter than Hutchison. But so is officepark.
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« Reply #928 on: April 29, 2009, 01:19:48 PM »

Bleh, can't one of them run for Congress...
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« Reply #929 on: April 29, 2009, 03:12:39 PM »

Bleh, can't one of them run for Congress...

The upside for this race, at least for Jarrett and Hunter, is that they don't have to give up their seat in the Legislature to do it. Congress isn't so much the case (although Jarrett could do it in 2010 without risking his seat...)
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« Reply #930 on: April 29, 2009, 05:56:30 PM »

One of the three remaining San Juan County Republicans has filed an initiative to repeal the National Popular Vote compact.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009146605_webreferendum29.html

The guy doesn't have any history of initiative success, and Shaw Island seems like an awkward place to run an initiative drive from, so I can't imagine he'll get very far.
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« Reply #931 on: April 30, 2009, 02:23:38 PM »

Washington has had its first 6 cases of Swine Flu:
http://www.examiner.com/x-5218-Seattle-North-American-Travel-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Three-probable-cases-of-swine-flu-identified-in-Seattle-Washington-State

Let the panic and then looting begin!
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« Reply #932 on: May 01, 2009, 12:14:31 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgP_Ld4qB8

oh geez.
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« Reply #933 on: May 01, 2009, 12:24:02 AM »


Umm...
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« Reply #934 on: May 01, 2009, 12:30:50 AM »

I get the feeling he'll be using the city council as a spring board for higher office. I wonder what party he'll go with...
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« Reply #935 on: May 01, 2009, 12:31:27 AM »

ooh, 1000th post!
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« Reply #936 on: May 04, 2009, 02:25:46 PM »

Washington state politicians aren't very good at voting

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/politicsnorthwest/2009/05/04/seattle_mayoral_candidates_les.html

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« Reply #937 on: May 05, 2009, 02:25:11 AM »

Apparently there are rumors that Gregoire could possibly be under consideration for the Supreme Court position. Personally I would like the national attention but in reality it would be horrible to have Owens as our governor. He would replace Gregoire if she left, right?
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« Reply #938 on: May 05, 2009, 02:54:15 AM »

Apparently there are rumors that Gregoire could possibly be under consideration for the Supreme Court position. Personally I would like the national attention but in reality it would be horrible to have Owens as our governor. He would replace Gregoire if she left, right?

Oh, I saw something about that, too. Highly doubt it will happen, though.

But yes, Owens would become Governor under such circumstances.
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« Reply #939 on: May 05, 2009, 02:57:08 AM »

I'd be shocked if it were to happen. If he wants a woman there are many better options.
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« Reply #940 on: May 05, 2009, 04:06:57 AM »

I'd be shocked if it were to happen. If he wants a woman there are many better options.
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« Reply #941 on: May 05, 2009, 01:01:38 PM »

Just how conservative is Lt. Gov. Brad Owens?  I always heard him talked about as a 'conservative Democrat', but what does that really mean in Washington state's context?  Is this primarily in reference to being 'pro-business', or what?
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« Reply #942 on: May 05, 2009, 01:10:00 PM »

Just how conservative is Lt. Gov. Brad Owens?  I always heard him talked about as a 'conservative Democrat', but what does that really mean in Washington state's context?  Is this primarily in reference to being 'pro-business', or what?

Eh, he's probably best known for opposing medical marijuana.

But personally, I think the dislike for Owen has less to do with his supposed conservatism and much more with his rampant douchebaggery, but that's just  me.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/otherlocalelectionstories/2008312163_owen26m.html

"He's been traveling around the state with his idiotic rock band, torturing middle-schoolers and high-schoolers"
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« Reply #943 on: May 05, 2009, 03:57:43 PM »

Just how conservative is Lt. Gov. Brad Owens?  I always heard him talked about as a 'conservative Democrat', but what does that really mean in Washington state's context?  Is this primarily in reference to being 'pro-business', or what?

Being generally pro-business isn't a big deal in Washington state.  In the legislature it might challenge the Democrats' orthodoxy a bit too much.  But on the whole, Washington is a free-trade state.  We're full of well-off Democrats (even in Seattle) who like the idea of "trade" itself.

Owen's conservatism is more kind of an annoying anti-intellectual traditionalism.  He opposes gay marriage and marijuana decriminalization -- although really he has no idea why.  He's the sort of politician who's satisfied with "DARE sez" with no curiosity about the science or anything.  It's a Moderate Hero sort of thing -- a mix of emotionality and "it's centrist" to frame most of his positions.  And then he dedicates a lot of time to them, especially the anti-marijuana stuff.  He's amiable and reasonably effective but not especially useful.  I would not want him as Governor; he'd probably get steamrolled.

Plus, his rock band is kinda bad Tongue
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« Reply #944 on: May 05, 2009, 04:55:01 PM »

He's also an idiot.
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« Reply #945 on: May 05, 2009, 05:31:51 PM »

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« Reply #946 on: May 06, 2009, 02:20:20 AM »

Um, so news!

Larry Stickney's group has filed an initiative to repeal the domestic partnership law.  Apparently, Pastor Joe Fuiten is already getting queasy after seeing some allegedly terrible polling numbers.  At this point, many social conservatives are hoping this thing doesn't make the ballot.  It's a hopeless cause.  I haven't seen a public poll, but I've heard things as bad as 2-to-1.

Fred Jarrett's campaign has released a poll for King County Executive:

Undecided 59%
Hutchison 20% ("Hutchinson" in the poll text, ouch)
Jarrett 7%
Constantine 6%
Phillips 5%
Hunter 3%

's all I got.
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« Reply #947 on: May 06, 2009, 02:56:22 AM »

Um, so news!

Larry Stickney's group has filed an initiative to repeal the domestic partnership law.  Apparently, Pastor Joe Fuiten is already getting queasy after seeing some allegedly terrible polling numbers.  At this point, many social conservatives are hoping this thing doesn't make the ballot.  It's a hopeless cause.  I haven't seen a public poll, but I've heard things as bad as 2-to-1.

Fred Jarrett's campaign has released a poll for King County Executive:

Undecided 59%
Hutchison 20% ("Hutchinson" in the poll text, ouch)
Jarrett 7%
Constantine 6%
Phillips 5%
Hunter 3%

's all I got.

Do you think her 20%  is primarily because she has name recognition from being on TV?

Although, I suppose the vote not being split 4 ways like the Democrats probably also helps, too.
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« Reply #948 on: May 06, 2009, 03:03:54 AM »

Egads. Hopefully everyone figures out who the Democrats are... damn non-partisan races.
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« Reply #949 on: May 06, 2009, 03:14:52 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGo11tMoGw0

Holy sh**t you guys, your fundies are freaks.
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