Billionaires pour money into state Supreme Court race Will campaign cash corrupt the state Supreme Court? Here’s Why You Should Care About the Tech and Finance Billionaires Trying to Influence State Judicial Races These are the same billionaires who corrupted our legislature and pressured legislators to support an unconstitutional charters school bill last session, SB…
The image below (original source unknown) is outrageous and politically incorrect. But it’s also funny and insightful. The gender-divide in the support for Hillary versus Trump is extreme. As of mid-October, Hillary was ahead by 20 points among women, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, while Trump leads among men: Looking inside the numbers…
As reported in Bill Gates backs climate denier Judge David Larson for Washington State Supreme Court position Gates is so blinded by his desire to have charter schools in our state that he doesn’t seem to be concerned with the qualifications of an individual who will potentially participate in setting policy affecting education in in…
Someone from the Woodridge area of Bellevue received a flier which included the following: It says WHAT IF YOUR NEIGHBORS KNEW WHETHER YOU VOTED? We’re sending this mailing with a list of who does and does not vote in your area. The chart shows the names of your neighbors, showing which have voted in the…
It will be ironic if Wikileaks — which was supposed to expose and undercut the power of the military-industrial complex — helps Republicans win the 2016 election. The revelations about the DNC, about Clinton’s Wall Street speeches, and about private emails may flip the election to Trump. At the very least, the revelations will harm…
I got a campaign flier in the mail, from the pro-charter school Stand for Children WA PAC. The flier shows 41st LD Republican State Senator Steve Litzow saying “Never Trump.” Another campaign flier calls Litzow a “progressive leader.” Litzow is trying to portray himself as a moderate, despite his being a loyal Republican, having voted…
Out of the 4.6 million registered voters in Washington State, 2.4 million (51.9%) are female. Out of the 3.4 million active registered voters (meaning they’ve voted since 2012), 2.4 million (52.8%) are female. Women rule — or at least decide who rules — in Washington State. Furthermore, older people vote at much higher numbers than…
What explains the deep-seated, visceral hatred of Hillary by many Republicans? The Guardian: Why do people dislike Hillary Clinton? The story goes far back Early opposition came from conservatives in Arkansas who disliked the fact that she at first retained her maiden name when Bill was governor. “There’s something about her manner, persona, voice, smirk…