1 state, 2 state. Red state, blue state 2
Hillary Clinton has about as much chance of winning Idaho as Donald Trump has of winning Washington, the political site FiveThirtyEight says.
Spin Control
MONDAY, AUG. 22, 2016
Where the primary votes were in Spokane
Final results from Spokane County for the 2016 state primary shows where the vote totals were highest.
SUNDAY, AUG. 21, 2016
Sunday Spin 2: One other debate note
A bullet dodged with the open mic.
SATURDAY, AUG. 20, 2016
Who won the Wyman-Podlodowski debate? I don't know
The last person to tell you who won a political debate is the moderator.
Stay-at-home millennials are a thing
Study says the most common residence for Americans aged 18-35 is with their parents.
FRIDAY, AUG. 19, 2016
Today's unusual campaign Tweet 2
Bill Bryant's gubernatorial campaign has superimposed Gov. Jay Inslee in a strange place.
THURSDAY, AUG. 18, 2016
Elway poll: Voters split on November intiatives
Three of six ballot initiatives in the November election would fail if voting were held today, a new poll suggests.
TUESDAY, AUG. 16, 2016
Governor, secretary of state debates in Spokane Wednesday 1
Governor, secretary of state debates come to Spokane Wednesday.
MONDAY, AUG. 15, 2016
Poll has bad news for Trump, Bryant in Washington 7
The latest version of The Elway Poll has Hillary Clinton beating Donald Trump in Washington and Jay Inslee beating Bill Bryant. It also says supporting Trump can be a big negative with state voters. Meanwhile, Bryant says he won't vote for Trump.
SATURDAY, AUG. 13, 2016
Want to make up a political party and run for office? Save your money
State law allows candidates to prefer whatever party they want. They can even make one up on a whim and have it listed on the ballot. But just because a person can do something, as my father used to say, doesn't mean he ought to....
FRIDAY, AUG. 12, 2016
Did Inslee ad featuring Trump break campaign law? 3
State GOP files complaint over Inslee campaign ad that features Donald Trump.
THURSDAY, AUG. 11, 2016
DEA to WA: Pot has no medical uses 4
DEA rejects Washington request to reclassify marijuana for medical uses.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10, 2016
9 ballot measures top Washington ballot 1
Washington voters will have a chance to decide issues ranging from gun control and the minimum wage to political reform and taxes before reaching the presidential race on this November's ballot.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3, 2016
Odd election night math
Bill Bryant's campaign came up with an interesting way to spin Tuesday night's results.
TUESDAY, AUG. 2, 2016
5 p.m. turnout update: Less than 1 ballot in 4 has come back 1
Secretary of State's office says Washington turnout as of 5 p.m. is 23.6 percent.
Talk about elections and politics tonight
Spin Control's Jim Camden does Facebook Live tonight on The Spokesman-Review and KHQ-TV pages. Check us out.
MONDAY, AUG. 1, 2016
Time is running out to get primary ballot in
Those primary ballots must be turned in by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Here's where to take them.
SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2016
Political geeks may love new elections website 2
New page on secretary of state's website is a gold mine for people who like to mine political numbers.
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2016
Washington delegation makes a pitch for new tanker at Fairchild 1
The entire Washington congressional delegation sent the Air Force secretary a letter promoting Fairchild as the next home for the new KC-46A tanker.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016
Website for political numbers geeks 2
The Washington Secretary of State's office has created a website with a bonanza of election statistics.
Gun control measure headed for ballot
Initiative 1491, which would allow police and family members to request a judge to issue protective orders to keep dangerous people from having or buying firearms, will be on the November ballot.
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016
UW study: Seattle's higher minimum wage impact mixed
Seattle's higher minimum wage led to higher wages but a drop in hours for low-wage workers, University of Washington study concludes.
Spokane County has about 9 percent of primary ballots in
Primary ballots coming into the Spokane County elections office.
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2016
Sunday Spin: Rock 'n' roll here to stay on campaign trail 4
When rockin' out on the campaign trail, politicians should pay attention to lyrics and the sensibilities of thin-skinned musicians.
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016
Minimum wage initiative makes November ballot 1
Initiative 1433, which would raise the minimum wage and require many companies to offer sick leave, qualified for the general election ballot.
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