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 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...]
The carbon tax is dead, long live the carbon tax
Never let it be said that liberals are willing to let any grass grow under their feet when it comes to trying to raise energy taxes on the public. Just consider these comments issued within 12 … [Read more...]
Obama White House welcomes Trump transition
President Barack Obama tried to strike the right tone in making his first public remarks after yesterday’s stunning election, even if his staff wasn’t looking forward to the happy talk. The Washington … [Read more...]
Half the voters have sent their ballots in – how about you?
One of the technology advances in reporting on elections – and one that campaigns are very thankful for, so they can really focus on bothering people who have not voted yet – is that the Secretary of … [Read more...]
The (McDermott) Hunger Games: Part XXII
We’re in the last week before the election, and so the campaign we compare to the Hunger Games – the race to replace Congressman-for-Life Jim McDermott – is finally seeing the candidates stop dancing … [Read more...]
The case of the whining Wiggins
Democrats have enjoyed a near lock on state Supreme Court seats in recent years, adding liberal justices through Democrat gubernatorial appointments (Debra Stephens, Mary Yu, Steven Gonzalez) as well … [Read more...]
Lands Commissioner race heats up – Franz tries to cover up her litigation-happy past
Normally the race for Commissioner for Public Lands is a low-key one, not really worthy of the office that controls hundreds of millions of dollars of money for public schools. This year has not … [Read more...]
Today’s big-spending liberals: New Direction PAC
Just four years ago, the biggest spending “independent expenditure” political committee belonged to Jay Inslee. The “Our Washington” SuperPAC spent over $9 million dollars to elect our “green” … [Read more...]
(McDermott) Hunger Games – Part XXI
The race to succeed Jim McDermott in Congress has been much more of a snoozer than people likely would have thought when the Congressman-for-Life announced his retirement last year. Most observers … [Read more...]