So Washington voters trust Dems to run the state but not to manage elections I guess. Where are the only moderate GOPers in WA, in the SoS office I guess.
@6 I didn't see your post until after I posted. But it illustrates a point about how obvious and unremarkable our conclusions have been. While other news outlets have been whining about how long it takes to determine the outcome of an election, you and I were pretty comfortable from the start that the election night results weren't likely to change. SoS and I-1240 were the only too-close-to call races, and even they could have been called Thursday, if not earlier.
Although Drew would have been a great SoS, Wyman will be just fine. Plus it sends a message to the GOP that the only Republicans that can be elected statewide are competent, non-idealogical candidates.
Overall, a very satisfying election, easily the most satisfying of my lifetime (marriage equality and legal cannabis will do that...). I'm not too concerned about Secretary of State - Wyman does seem reasonable and that's a sound approach when surrounded by a phalanx of Democrats.
But can someone please explain how I-1240 passed? I have a few theories, such as dipshit liberals falling for Lake Wobegon propaganda, but it's wiser to have a stat samurai dice up the numbers so we can get busy kneecapping this billionaire's golem of nonsense.
Che- there is a perception that the WEA is the last bastion of unresponsive collective bargaining and fights any and all efforts at ed reform, such as laying off unsatisfactory teachers first when you have to do layoffs. 1240 is seen as a leveraging tool to get the WEA to the reform table. I think there are great teachers and local unit leadership out there, but sometimes the WEA doesn't handle feedback and community concerns any better than the police unions.
We need to keep close watch on the Tea Party orgs Freedom Foundation and Washington Policy Center that backed Republican Kim Wyman's election (along with Kemper Freeman). These orgs have been touting the benefits of voter suppression in various forms - from changing ballot due dates to using voter suppression databases. These Karl Rove ALEC-funded thugs are up to no good, and Kim Wyman has thrown her lot in with these extreme conservatives. Only Stranger has been covering this, and something tells me we'll be seeing a whole lot of covert voter suppression activities in the coming year. Too bad Kathleen Drew isn't the Secretary of State. Sigh.
Like minds, and all that...
But can someone please explain how I-1240 passed? I have a few theories, such as dipshit liberals falling for Lake Wobegon propaganda, but it's wiser to have a stat samurai dice up the numbers so we can get busy kneecapping this billionaire's golem of nonsense.
The WEA spent its money in the governor's race.