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Elections & Endorsements

An Amazon contract employee who opposed Amazon's copious campaign spending talks to a reporter. before an October 24th rally at the Amazon Spheres. (Photo by author)

Most Progressive Seattle City Council Ever Tainted by Failure to Elect Shaun Scott

With only about 400 ballots left to tally across King County, election results have solidified, and six of seven candidates we endorsed along with a...

Sawant Narrows Gap to 739 Votes and Appears Headed to Victory

Update: Councilmember Kshama Sawant pulled ahead in Friday returns and is now leading by 3.6 points. She will be reelected. November 13th Update: Sawant now...

Dear State Democrats, It’s on You to Repair the Damage I-976 Has Wrought

In response to the apparent passage of Initiative 976, Washington State's political leaders have begun acting as if they are required to slash public...

2019 November General Election Results: Early Returns

The early returns for the 2019 November General Election have been posted as of 8pm this evening. Counting will continue over the coming weeks,...

Spike In Renters Will Swing the 2019 Election… If They Turn Out

I was reading hot takes on what will happen tomorrow when polls close and early election results are announced. Very few pundits have predicted...

Call to Action: Vote No on I-976

Don't stop there. Tell everyone you know to vote no on I-976 as well. Halloween might be over, but the most frightening day of...

Takele Gobena: I’m the SeaTac Council Candidate to Take on Affordable Housing and Transportation...

Recently, while on the campaign trail, I had a conversation with a retired federal worker in the city of SeaTac who has become homeless...
About a 100 people rallied against Amazon for trying to buy the Seattle City Council elections. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Amazon Tries to Buy Seattle Election with $1.5 Million Donation, Facebook and Google Each...

Unlike its tech giant competitors in Facebook and Google, Amazon hasn't pledged $1 billion to build housing in its hometown region. Amazon hasn't even...