Archive - The Washington Observer

Lopsided spending for the end-game

Statewide Republican candidates limp to the finish in the cash race, except in Public Lands campaign

Nov 1 •

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October 2024

A splashy campaign against cutting wage theft enforcement

Plus more campaign cash in the 10th, revealing numbers on early voting, and some recommended reading

Oct 30 •

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Lands Commissioner race gets spicy late

Plus an affordable housing play, some campaign cash tidbits, and recommended reading

Oct 28 •

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Down ballot, voters weigh competing minimum wage initiatives

Plus Semi Bird bows out of Republican party leadership and what the WA primary can (and can't) tell us about the national election.

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Reichert makes a late play on abortion

Plus Inslee pounds pavement for the CCA, and recommended reading on school funding and wealth taxes

Oct 23 •

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Late independent help for Reichert

Plus Democrats target conservatives in key House races, labor wades into Seattle City Council showdown, school-money politicking, and some recommended…

Oct 21 •

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All about the ballot initiatives: Lopsided spending, new polling

Plus some on-theme recommended reading.

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Ferguson and allies outspend Reichert and allies 10-1

Plus a big spend against Young in the 26th, more campaign cash, and some recommended reading

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Will voters in the new 14th swing left for the first time in 30 years?

Plus more union money to protect the capital gains tax and a recommended reading.

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Should Washington lawmakers get a raise?

Plus PDC vs. Let's Go Washington and some recommended listening.

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More campaign cash for the final push

Plus Republicans go on offense in the 10th LD, and recommended reading on state's Medicaid solution.

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Democratic dreams of a supermajority

But can they get there? Plus some campaign cash and a recommended reading

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