They want to hurt us, but first defund the police -meet Antifa
Andy Ngo has been doing thankless yeoman’s work in Portland documenting the 100 days of recent rioting and the years of Antifa violence which predated the recent round of “mostly peaceful” violence in that...
Why is Governor Inslee abusing Washingtonians? Does he really care?
About five days after this video was published, the Inslee administration came out and started walking back some of the more egregious abusive parts of the agritourism rules his office was arbitrarily imposing on...
Republicans fared better than expected in Washington’s 2020 primary election
The Washington State Republican Party insiders were approaching the 2020 election with few expectations of success. There was a general treading water attitude and hoping for the best. This seemed to be the...
Write-in political campaigns – Do they work in Washington State?
In some ways, Washington State's Top 2 Primary (Jungle Primary) System encourages write-in campaigns if one party ends up getting both slots on the ballot. This happened in two high profile races in...
Reaction to Washington State 2020 Primary Results, Political Games, and Opportunities
This was my initial reaction to the Washington State 2020 Primary Election Results last week - looking at the Governor race, and Washington State's own political games behind the scenes. Also, a quick...
Former Olympia City Manager Steve Hall fined $10k for illegal mailer
On July 23, 2020, the former longtime City of Olympia Manager Steve Hall was officially fined $10,000 by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission for Washington State’s campaign finance laws last fall in 2019. ...
Washington’s Lieutenant Governor Race is a serious challenge for Republicans
***Please note, this article was updated a few hours after it originally posted, see below***
The Washington State Republicans haven’t had much success for many decades running a successful candidate for the Lieutenant Governor position. ...
How many businesses are closing for good and blame Governor Inslee?
Driving through Rochester, Washington State just south of the capital City of Olympia - not every business is shutting down and folding in silence. This one knows who to blame, and is clearly...
Overlooked Washington State elected offices on primary ballot 2020– who are these people?
In Washington State, there are a variety of state-wide offices which are elected on Presidential election years, and which generally operate in obscurity the rest of the time. Yet, it is still important to...
Six serious candidates running for Washington State Governor against Inslee – who are they?
In Washington State’s Governor race, the ballot has a bewildering array of candidates for this position. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee is running for a third term, but who are his political opponents, and...
