Opinion: Presidential Poll Trolling
There are more polls than one mind can handle on a daily basis during the national election season, which means that taking any one poll to heart is risky if one is looking for any truth regarding...
View ArticleGuide to Election Night Parties in Seattle
Regardless of your party or voting preferences, Seattleites are ready to celebrate come Election Day! Be sure to mail in your ballot, and then mark your calendar for a great party on Tuesday, November...
View ArticleOpinion: Team Obama Is Winning The Opening Of The Final Sprint To Election Day
Typically, following the Presidential debate period, both campaigns launch a fierce effort to rally supporters and get out the vote. They barnstorm the country while staff and volunteers launch the...
View ArticleOpinion: Early Voting Is Getting Ridiculous
Imagine a rule in your family which says you can open your Christmas gift any time from November 20 to December 25. Or, how about being told you can open your birthday present any time from 35 days...
View ArticleOpinion: Go vote.
With less than a week to go, the presidential race of 2012 is basically all over except for the voting – and, of course, the counting of ballots. The big influencers at this point are the polls which...
View ArticleOpinion: Obamacare Should Win It For Mitt Romney
As we enter the last four days of the oft-times endless-appearing presidential campaign of 2012, there is one thing that has not changed throughout the entire process. That is the data-driven...
View ArticleOpinion: President Obama Says Vote For Revenge
Though President Barack Obama has said that he was not influenced by the sermons, preached messages and teachings he received from the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in the South Side of Chicago in the...
View ArticleOpinion: On Election Eve Major Concerns About Disenfranchisement
It’s Election Eve and there are already major concerns about the ability of people to vote. From Florida and Ohio early vote disasters with long lines to power outages in Connecticut, New Jersey and...
View ArticleOpinion: Obama’s Biggest Failure Has Been On Race Relations
Even those who were for Sen. John McCain for president in 2008 took comfort in knowing that even though McCain lost, having the nation’s first black president would most certainly lead to an improved...
View ArticleOpinion: Ballots Full Of Women
Famously, Mitt Romney boasted at the second presidential debate about binders full of women. He was telling a story about how he asked for more female candidates for political jobs when he was elected...
View ArticleOpinion: On Election Day Romney Keeping His Mind On The Business-At-Hand
Draw your own conclusions from the candidates’ scheduled events for Election Day 2012 as many have. President Barack Obama will be in Chicago, his hometown, even though he already has stopped by his...
View ArticleCostliest Election In Wash. History Goes To Voters
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s most expensive election year in history neared its grand finale Tuesday, with voters deciding who to choose in one of the country’s most competitive governor’s...
View ArticleOpinion: Ten Reasons Mitt Romney Lost The Election
Today, Republicans feel a combination of confusion, disbelief, and anger as to how a slim majority of Americans can possibly want four more years of the Obama administration in the White House. To...
View ArticleElection Day 2012: Constant Coverage
Continuous updates throughout the day and night until this is all over. If you have any news or tips email me at mathews.pierson@cbs.com or tweet to @matpierson. Election Day 2012: Your Choice: Obama...
View ArticlePolice Report Says Break-in at Democratic HQ Not Random
SEATTLE (AP) — A preliminary police report suggests an Election Day burglary at the headquarters of the state Democratic Party might be something other than a routine break-in. The majority of items...
View ArticleEnding Saturday Mail Affects State’s Balloting
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — With Saturday mail delivery ending this summer, Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman says voters should think about getting their ballots in the mail sooner. She says ballots...
View ArticleOregon Voters Deciding Whether To Legalize Pot
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters are deciding Tuesday whether to legalize marijuana after a failed attempt by the drug’s advocates in 2012. If the proposal passes, Oregon would become the third...
View ArticleWashington Ballots Must Be Postmarked For Election
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Ballots for the election in Washington must be postmarked by Election Day or placed in a drop box by 8 p.m. With some ballots still in the mail on election night, results in a...
View ArticleInitiatives on Washington Ballot
Initiative Measure No. 1433 Concerns labor standards. This measure would increase the state minimum wage hourly minimum wage incrementally to $13.50 over four years and require employers to provide...
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