Washington 2020: The Calm Before the Drizzle (user search)
       |           

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
May 01, 2024, 06:23:51 PM
News: Election Simulator 2.0 Released. Senate/Gubernatorial maps, proportional electoral votes, and more - Read more

  Talk Elections
  Other Elections - Analysis and Discussion
  Gubernatorial/State Elections (Moderators: Brittain33, GeorgiaModerate, Gass3268, Virginiá, Gracile)
  Washington 2020: The Calm Before the Drizzle (search mode)
Pages: 1 ... 4 5 6 7 8 [9] 10 11 12 13 14 ... 45
Author Topic: Washington 2020: The Calm Before the Drizzle  (Read 851908 times)
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #200 on: December 19, 2008, 12:43:49 AM »
What percent of Thurston County residents are state employees?
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #201 on: December 21, 2008, 03:19:43 PM »
Cheesy Pierce County has secured itself as being the most analyzed county in the history of the Atlas.

Anyways, the massive Obama love on the bases still confuses me a bit. Did we ever check if something similar occurred on other bases around the country?

Also, what's the difference between Steilacoom and Steilacoom Heights? 451 and 452 vs. 453 and 464?
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #202 on: December 21, 2008, 04:51:45 PM »
Guest      01:47:28 pm     Printing the topic "Washington '08: What the hell just happened?".

We're famous!
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #203 on: December 21, 2008, 11:39:36 PM »
I've never been to Wilkeson. Anything east of Bonney Lake is dead to me - even Orting is pushing it.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #204 on: January 03, 2009, 03:14:55 AM »
« Edited: January 03, 2009, 03:19:45 AM by VP Meeker »
Washington State Legislature news!

Rep. Steve Hailey (R-Mesa) died last week. His death will trigger a special election this November (and an appointment sometime in the next few months). Democrats have no shot at the seat.

Rep. Bill Grant (D-Walla Walla) announced a while ago that he has terminal cancer. His condition is worse than the press is letting on, and he'll likely die within the next few months. The local Democratic Party will get to appoint any possible replacement, but I'm skeptical that the Democrats are going to be able to hold this seat with anybody other than Grant. "Skeptical" is probably the wrong word considering McCain won the district by 21 points and Rossi by 30. I'd probably be better off with "99.99999% certain." Grant is the only Democrat east of the Cascades who doesn't represent Spokane County.

Rep. Brendan Williams (D-Olympia) has joined AFSCME's lawsuit against Governor Gregoire relating to collective bargaining negotiations not included in the new state budget (apparently the unions would rather have their members fired than the remaining ones not get a 2.2% pay increase. Who knew?). Williams has been acting up more so than usual as of late. He's always been a thorn in the side of Speaker Frank Chopp (D-Seattle), particularly on the every contentious Homeowner's Bill of Rights, but the attention whoring is really getting out of hand. What's odd about this is that Williams announced earlier this year that he plans on retiring from the Legislature after his term ends in 2011. Why is he trying to increase his profile and liberal credentials when he's leaving? There's no place else for him to go besides House leadership - the Senate seat is secure (and leaving the House for a while wouldn't help him win it), there's no way in hell he'd beat Baird in a primary challenge nor would he be able to win it as an open seat, and the thought of him running for statewide office is even more laughable.

Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (D-Seattle) has all but announced that she'll be running for King County Council this year. Dickerson probably won't resign from the Legislature until after she gets sworn in at her new job though, so don't expect a special election here.

Sen. Pam Roach (R-19th Century) is continuing her quest for the position of King County Director of Elections. One can only pray that she'll be spending less time in Olympia in order to campaign, and that she'll resign her Senate seat out of anger when she loses in February. Prayer, however, has not been successful in past attempts to rid the state government of Roach.

Do you feel better after reading this? You shouldn't - I just wasted five minutes of your life. Sucker.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #205 on: January 03, 2009, 04:31:54 AM »
Also of note is that both special elections in the East will occur in 2009, and that means they'll be dealing with the lower turnout/slightly more conservative off-year electorate.

I don't think it's ever been mentioned, but gadfly candidate Brad Klippert actually got elected to the State House this year. Silly Yakima.

And I also changed the thread title to reflect the times.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #206 on: January 03, 2009, 06:53:03 AM »
The Department of Revenue will happily take the $13.20 that is owed to them once you eventually spend it Cheesy
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #207 on: January 05, 2009, 01:12:15 AM »
Very sad news. Grant has been a leader in the Legislature for more than two decades.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #208 on: January 05, 2009, 10:29:00 PM »
If these rumors about Gregoire and the Commerce Secretary turn out to be true then I will seriously consider killing myself out of disgust and depression.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #209 on: January 05, 2009, 10:32:00 PM »
Stranger interview with Gregoire spokeswoman:

Quote
You must be logged in to read this quote.

WHYYY!?!?!?! Angry
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #210 on: January 05, 2009, 10:37:27 PM »
The other position she might be pursuing is Number 2 at the Justice Department or something.

For the record, Lt. Governor Brad Owen does not have a bachelor's degree.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #211 on: January 05, 2009, 10:49:15 PM »
The whole DC trip could just be to announce the stimulus for state budgets that she's been trying to get. Doesn't fully explain why she'd be so secretive and why her staff wouldn't confirm that she'd still be Governor. Maybe just to build up hype.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #212 on: January 05, 2009, 11:01:27 PM »
August 2009 Primary results:

Rossi: 26%
McKenna: 23%
Sonntag: 21%
Inslee: 17%
Owen: 14%

Top-two! Top-two!

I need alcohol...
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #213 on: January 05, 2009, 11:13:34 PM »
Actually, thinking about it a bit more, I suspect Owen would choose to just run for Lt. Governor again. Unless this has been some sort of secret desire of his for a while. I've never really gotten that impression though.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #214 on: January 05, 2009, 11:19:47 PM »
Quote from: bgwah on January 05, 2009, 11:18:03 PM
Quote from: VP Meeker on January 05, 2009, 11:01:27 PM
August 2009 Primary results:

Rossi: 26%
McKenna: 23%
Sonntag: 21%
Inslee: 17%
Owen: 14%

Top-two! Top-two!

I need alcohol...

49% Republican in a primary? Really? I doubt that.


Perhaps not, but throw in one or two more Democrats who draw 3 or 4% of the vote...
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #215 on: January 06, 2009, 12:31:59 AM »
Atlantic says it's not true:

Quote
You must be logged in to read this quote.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #216 on: January 06, 2009, 12:38:46 AM »
Dwight Pelz also says that she isn't headed to Commerce.

I'm 90% sure at this point it's something about the stimulus.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #217 on: January 06, 2009, 01:48:39 AM »
This was a pretty brilliant media roll out by Gregoire's people. Every local blog and newspaper site has been buzzing with this, the local newscasts and radio broadcasts are leading with it, and it'll get stories in Tuesday's and Wednesday's paper. Not to mention the limited national attention it's been getting as well.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #218 on: January 06, 2009, 10:34:48 AM »
She's just going to Iraq. Nothing to see here, kids; move along...
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #219 on: January 06, 2009, 12:13:20 PM »
Staff is saying the DOD wouldn't let them tell. I'm suspicious.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #220 on: January 07, 2009, 07:35:29 AM »
I didn't realize that Adam Smith's opponent was this crazy:

Quote
You must be logged in to read this quote.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #221 on: January 12, 2009, 12:03:42 AM »
LOL

I knew there was something weird about Hecht. Then again, the Armijo/Hecht grudge is the dirtiest feud in Pierce County...
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #222 on: January 13, 2009, 09:58:51 PM »
We're not too big on the sexual scandals. Or at least we're not public about them.

Anyways, the slime on the Pierce County Council has just picked Jan "Carbuncles" Shabro to be the next Auditor. I look forward to Katie Blinn crushing her this fall and delivering Shabro her third electoral defeat in four years. Maybe then she'll crawl back under her rock.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #223 on: January 14, 2009, 10:28:10 PM »
Quote from: Alcon on January 14, 2009, 08:31:35 PM
Is there any guarantee that she would crush Shabro, though?  Shabro has the name recognition...

Shabro has name recognition out in the East, but the voters of this county are pretty good at figuring out who is the most qualified candidate in non-partisan races.

Wait... they just elected Washam.

Hmmm.

Shit.
Logged
Meeker
meekermariner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,164
« Reply #224 on: January 15, 2009, 08:29:33 AM »
McIntire, Dorn and Goldmark have all taken office now. Apparently Goldmark is the first CPL from east of the Cascades.
Logged
Pages: 1 ... 4 5 6 7 8 [9] 10 11 12 13 14 ... 45  
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Terms of Service - DMCA Agent and Policy - Privacy Policy and Cookies

Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Page created in 0.035 seconds with 12 queries.