As of Tuesday night, the races were very close: District 1Todd Mielke, 12,070Kim Thorburn, 11962District 2Mark Richard, 10,981Brian Sayrs, 11,493A couple things to remember: Thousands of ballots left to count, so the spread could change.The primary is held in the district, the general is countywide.…
Mark Mays will have an uphill -- or perhaps up mountain -- race against Cathy McMorris Rodgers.District wide, she's pulling in about 55 percent of the vote. The Republican incumbent has almost three times as many ballots as the Democratic challenger.The challenge from the right…
Spokane County Elections Office says they will release the results of 70,073 ballots shortly after 8 p.m.And that will be it for the night. They'll process and count more on Wednesday afternoon.
Last, final, no-kidding-this-is-it reminder: To have your primary ballot count, it must be postmarked today, or deposited in a box at a drop-off site or a voter service center. For a list of locations, click here. Today's video: Something to consider as Obama gets ready…
Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi are scheduled to cross paths Tuesday, and with the heated words being exchanged by their campaigns lately, it's probably a good thing there will be plenty of people around to break up any fight.People with guns, no less.Gregoire is scheduled…
Reminder: Tuesday is Primary Election Day in Washington State. That means your ballots must be dropped off or mailed and postmarked by Tuesday evening.Wondering where to drop them off in Spokane County? Click here.Lost your ballot? The dog ate it or the baby threw up…
The latest poll in Washington's gubernatorial grudge match shows the two main candidates virtually tied, with very few voters undecided.SurveyUSA has the race at 50 percent for Chris Gregoire, 48 percent for Dino Rossi, 1 percent for other candidates and 1 percent undecided. Margin of…
The McCain Campaign announced its Washington "Grassroots Leadership Team", which has some familiar Republican names.Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro. State Attorney General Rob McKenna. Former Spokane County Commissioner and FEMA exec Grant Peterson.And one -- "Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gordon" -- that might be…
Dino Rossi's gubernatorial campaign seems to be trying to downplay expectations for the Aug. 19 primary.Rossi obviously expects to make it through next Tuesday's election to face Democrat Chris Gregoire in November. But a press release sent out by the campaign seems to be an…
Washington voters will have eight options for president to pick from on their November ballot.The Secretary of State's office announced on Monday afternoon the minor party candidates who managed to supply the required 1,000 valid signatures by the Aug. 1 deadline to qualify for the…
It was a week that saw Paris Hilton weigh in on the presidential campaign.The presidential candidates weigh-in on the efficacy of tire gages.John McCain started the week at the biker rally in Sturgis, S.D. Barack Obama ended the week by going on vacation.Washington voters began…
Bonus video: Some of the latest in military technology -- especiallly the stuff that flies really, really fast and loud -- is on display at Fairchild Air Force Base this weekend. But here's a tongue-in-cheek look at where technology might take the Pentagon in its…
With ballots for Washington state’s top two primary streaming in to county elections offices, state officials are unveiling a new Web site to give voters even more help with their ballot and registration.Secretary of State Sam Reed said voters seem to prefer the new voting…
Today's video: What happens when you start mixing politics with celebrities. Paris for prez?(Warning: Some people might find language in this objectionable.)See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.comSee more funny videos at Funny or DieHere are the headlines in…
Today's fun video: The best skewering of the "race card" over analyzing so far. (Warning: some folks may find this offensive in parts.)Here are today's headlines in the presidential race, from The Associated Press: New McCain ad emphasizes independent streak to counter Obama charge he’s…
Brittany Spears made an appearance in campaign commercials.The presidential candidates "town halled" individually -- and somewhat relentlessly -- but apparently won't town hall together.Meanwhile, each presidential campaign accused the other of playing the race card.Gov. Chris Gregoire got carded at a bar. Challenger Dino Rossi…
Today's videos: Britney is showing up in campaign commercials. Really. (We can't make this up, it's too bizarre.)She has a quick cameo in the latest McCain ad:And, very quickly, there's a counter ad that hits back.Maybe it's time for a third video, a new version…
Latest poll: In Washington state, it's Obama 48 percent, McCain 37 percent; Gregoire 47 percent, Rossi 45 percent, in the latest Strategic Vision survey. More on that survey later today.Here are the headlines in the presidential campaign from The Associated PressMcCain tries balancing act: brags…
Today's video: What does Sen. Larry Craig have to do with the military's Don't Ask/Don't Tell policy? The Center for Military Readiness's Elaine Donnelly explains, with a little help from The Daily Show.Here are today's headlines in the presidential campaign from The Associated Press:Economic and…
Spin Control 2.0 has a three-day weekend this week. But that doesn't mean there's nothing to talk about.Today's videos are two different takes on the war, and the people who have fought it, and the presidential campaign.For the sake of discussion, who's is closer to…
Today's videos: Two takes on Obama's international tourHere's an MSNBC clip on his Berlin stopHere's the Daily Show's take on his Middle East swing. (We're guessing this will get more hits.)Here are today's headlines in the presidential race from the Associated PressObama tells enormous Berlin…
Today's video: The McCain campaign vid saying the media's in the tank for ObamaWaddya think? Are they right, or are they whining? Click here to comment.Here are today's headlines in the presidential campaign from The Associated PressObama praises US ties with Israel, promises to push…
Some of the hardest hitting and most innovative ads in the presidential campaign are being run by outsiders right now.Here's one from the Service Employees union that tries to take on McCain by taking advantage of the debut of "Mama Mia" (which, probably to their…
The League of Women Voters held a series of forums recently for congressional, judicial and legislative candidates, and they plan on showing them on cable television.Over and over.So if you miss them one day, chances are you'll have another shot at seeing them before the…
A concerned (or maybe angry? perplexed? disgusted?) reader writes:Can you give any good reason to vote for any of our present congressmen(women). They, not the president have failed the country. just what have they done in congress to solve the problem. After all they make…
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