In Spokane, Yakima, Vancouver, and Burien, early learning and public education advocates were joined by elected officials and childcare providers to speak to the grave damage I‑2109 would inflict on essential public services if it were enacted.
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Evergreen State Democrats continue to have a double-digit advantage on generic congressional ballot, NPI poll finds
51% of 615 likely voters surveyed in mid-May by Public Policy Polling (PPP) for NPI said they’d vote for the Democratic candidate if congressional elections were being held now, while 40% said they’d vote for the Republican candidate. 9% were not sure.
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Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Seattle next month to raise money for Biden Victory Fund
As with fundraisers headlined by President Biden earlier this month in Seattle and Medina, and by First Lady Jill Biden last September, proceeds will benefit a joint fundraising committee established to facilitate a Democratic victory in 2024.
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Oregon primary results: Voters set matchups for downballot state executive offices
Though turnout is just 24.03%, with only 723,760 of 3,011,323 voters having returned ballot thus far, the outcomes in key statewide races are evident.
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Oregon primary results: Janelle Bynum crushing Jamie McLeod-Skinner in closely watched 5th District contest
Bynum is easily besting Jamie McLeod-Skinner and holds a lead of more than forty points. The Oregonian and other outlets have called the race for Bynum.
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Senator Maria Cantwell maintains comfortable lead over Republican challenger Raul Garcia, NPI poll finds
53% of 615 voters surveyed in mid-May by Public Policy Polling said they’d vote for Cantwell for U.S. Senate. 38% said they would vote for Garcia, a Yakima doctor who has the endorsement of the Washington State Republican Party, the Mainstream Republicans of Washington, and a long list of prominent Republican figures. 9% said they were not sure.
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Joe Biden’s 2024 lead over Donald Trump in Washington State remains at sixteen points, with slightly fewer voters undecided
55% of 615 likely voters surveyed in mid-May 2024 by Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute say they’d vote to reelect President Joe Biden if the election were being held now, while 39% say they’d vote for Biden’s predecessor, Republican and wannabe autocrat Donald Trump. 7% said they were not sure.
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Oregon will hold its anticlimactic presidential primary this Tuesday
Biden and Trump are already the presumptive major party presidential nominees, having earned more than 50% of available delegates. Nevertheless, states like Oregon continue to hold nominating contests in the lead-up to the national conventions.
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Read the list of candidates endorsed by the Washington State Labor Council for the 2024 cycle
Here are the results from the voting at the annual Committee on Political Education (COPE) Convention, held on Saturday, May 18th, at IAM District 751’s South Park campus.
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Janelle Bynum, Jamie McLeod-Skinner vie to take on Lori Chavez-DeRemer in May 21st primary
Democratic voters in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District will soon decide who the party’s nominee will be to take on the region’s most vulnerable Republican U.S. House incumbent.
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Bob Ferguson widens lead over Dave Reichert in 2024 Washington gubernatorial race, NPI poll finds
The Democratic frontrunner, who currently serves as the Evergreen State’s Attorney General, has slightly widened his advantage over likely Republican opponent Dave Reichert, going from a four-point lead in February to a six-point lead as of mid-May.
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Defend Washington publicly releases recent polling showing Brian Heywood and Jim Walsh’s slate of initiatives on track to fail
The coalition working to protect Washington from three measures that seek to repeal or sabotage funding for education, climate action, and long term care says it’s on a winning trajectory.
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One-on-one with Emily Randall: Why the Deputy State Senate Majority Leader wants to succeed Derek Kilmer in Congress
Randall said that she would prioritize affordability of housing, childcare, and education if elected, along with healthcare and reproductive rights.
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Election integrity prevails as Glen Morgan’s Robert Fergusons withdraw their phony gubernatorial candidacies
A Republican operative’s illegal plan to mess with Democratic frontrunner Bob Ferguson’s gubernatorial campaign has backfired spectacularly, whether or not the plan was to continue it past the Monday, May 13th candidate withdrawal deadline.