Elway’s survey is the first independent public poll that we know that has looked at these measures. Here’s an analysis from NPI of each of Elway’s findings.
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Democratic Party still at risk of general election lockout in 2024 Commissioner of Public Lands race, NPI poll finds
58% of the 615 likely voters interviewed by Public Policy Polling for NPI last week said they weren’t sure who they would vote for in the downballot Washington State race if the election were being held now. The remaining 42% were split between a field of seven candidates, with two Republicans in the double digits and five Democrats in the single digits.
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Nonprofit-led coalition files lawsuit to overturn Brian Heywood and Jim Walsh’s I‑2081
Ten plaintiffs have stepped forward in an effort to thwart a right wing measure that purports to be about empowering parents, but actually threatens the balance between students’ rights and parents’ rights.
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The end of Tory rule in the United Kingdom could be weeks away: Snap general election called for July 4th, 2024
Public opinion polling suggests that the rival Labour Party has a big lead and is well poised to win after more than a decade and a half of serving as the monarch’s loyal opposition.
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A plurality of Washington voters are not sure who they want to vote for in the contest for Attorney General, NPI poll finds
45% of 615 likely November 2024 voters interviewed in mid-May by Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute said were not sure who they’d support for Attorney General if they had to vote now. 36% said they would vote for Republican Pete Serrano, the only Republican who filed, 10% said they’d support Democrat Manka Dhingra, and 9% said they’d support Democrat Nick Brown.
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NO on I‑2109 launches new website, calls on Washingtonians to defend education funding this fall
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.