The Democrats have been trying to spin last week’s election results to try and justify their plans for the next legislative session – whether it’s claiming that people really want a carbon tax (even … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: When Democrats lose, let’s change the rules
A lot of superficial soul searching has been going on in the aftermath of Hillary Clinton’s surprising loss last week. Her campaign has blamed the FBI, some liberal campaign operatives are blaming … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: Inslee has no coattails
We are now a week removed from the first election results and, of course, still counting ballots in Washington State while the rest of the country has largely moved on. And though we are still waiting … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: GOP winning late turnout battle
It has been conventional wisdom in recent elections – especially since all-mail voting became the law in 2011 – that ballots counted after election night tended to favor the more liberal candidate in … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: The circular firing squad that is the Democrat Party
We are now finishing up Day 7 of the president-elect period for Donald Trump – with another 66 days to go - and the lessons from the election keep on coming. As Shift highlighted last week, it’s clear … [Read more...]
Lessons from the election: Maybe higher taxes aren’t the answer
Outcomes were definitely mixed on Tuesday for those who care about economic growth and efficient government. Republicans did capture complete control in D.C. (except for that oft-pesky 60-vote … [Read more...]
Lessons from the election: the Obama legacy of a “decimated” Dem Party
Shift has taken it upon itself to provide the public service of sharing a few observations from the recently concluded – except for the random ballots still being counted in Washington State – … [Read more...]
Lessons from the election – an initial take
The election is over for most of the country, though, of course, we still have about a third of the ballots cast in Washington State still to count. While 48 others states have counted at least 96% of … [Read more...]
America decides…Happy Election Day
Climate claim about ST3 turns out to be false
Regular Shift readers are well aware that there are a great many reasons to vote against the light rail boondoggle known as Sound Transit 3 – or Proposition 1. Chief among them: It takes too long … [Read more...]
Remembering a true leader
Shift sometimes features a “Friday Funny” to close the week. Often, given the ideas and activities coming from what passes for political leadership in our state, we have several stories to choose … [Read more...]
Today’s Big-Spending liberals: Hillary’s mega-money backers!
Time is running out for donors to throw just a little more cash at their favorite candidates (or at least the ones they think are going to win), and clear there are some Seattle liberals who want to … [Read more...]