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November 3, 2009

More From Mallahan's Event

News Everyone at Joe Mallahan’s party seems worried. He’s going to talk in five minutes or so, and we’ll post video shortly after that. In the room (besides the aforementioned supporters): primary mayoral candidate Norman Sigler, retiring city council member (and mayoral candidate) Jan Drago; city council candidates David Miller, Bobby Forch, and Rusty Williams; and [...] read more →


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At Mallahan's Party

News Tina Podlodowski, firefighters union head Kenny Stuart, and state Democratic head Dwight Pelz are standing within two feet of us. Pelz says, “we’re all really nervous” about tonight’s results, given a KING 5 poll that showed the two candidates, Mallahan and Mike McGinn, in a dead heat. Podlodowski says, “I think we’re in a dead [...] read more →


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Eyman's Pre-Results Statement

News Here’s the statement from Tim Eyman, ten minutes prior to the 8:15 vote drop that will determine the fate of his tax-slashing Initiative 1033 (short version: He “formally declare(s) victory,” whatever happens: Whatever happens with Initiative 1033 tonight, Jack, Mike and I want everyone to know how proud we are of all our heroic supporters [...] read more →


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Why The Dem Parties are at the Edgewater

News A lot of people have asked why the Democratic election-night parties (Dow Constantine, No on 1033, and Joe Mallahan) are at the Edgewater Hotel on the waterfront. Susan Hutchison, a conservative candidate for King County Executive (and longtime, frequent Republican contributor) initially reserved both the Westin and the downtown Bellevue Hyatt for her election-night party. [...] read more →


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Turnout Could Get to 56 Percent

News Despite our dire predictions about tonight’s turnout, a friend of PubliCola (who’s even wonkier than PubliCola!) points out that in the August primary election (which was also all-mail), as of the day before the primary (August 17), just 17.52 percent of registered voters had cast their ballots. Ultimately, 38.6 of registered voters voted in the [...] read more →


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August 18, 2009

The Two Mikes

News Johnathon Fitzpatrick here. The two Mikes—O’Brien and McGinn—are like celebrities tonight, with hugely packed parties. News crews keep popping into McGinn’s party at Havana, asking him repeatedly,  “were you surprised?” He’s laughing. Tons of confidence from the top of Capitol Hill. He will be on KOMO live at 11pm tonight, and is holding a press [...] read more →


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McGinn's Party: The Wrapup

News Eric Nusbaum here. Otis Redding gave way to Tupac at what has quickly become a Mike McGinn victory party. There’s no dancing yet, but there might as well be. Beer and mojitos and the kind of satisfaction that only an all-volunteer staff can feel are flowing tonight. Those who want to talk must do it [...] read more →


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The Final Count

News King County Executive Susan Hutchison 37.37% Dow Constantine 22.41% Fred Jarrett 12.04% Larry Phillips 11.73% Ross Hunter 10.89% Alan Lobdell 2.68% Stan Lippmann 1.34% Goodspaceguy 1.34% Write-in 0.20% King County Council Position 9 Reagan Dunn 71.86% Beverly Harison Tonda 20.02% Mark Greene 7.75% Write-in 0.37% Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn 26.58% Joe Mallahan 25.77% Greg Nickels [...] read more →


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Images from Tonight's Parties

News All photos by Johnathon Fitzpatrick. Position 8 victor Mike O’Brien and supporters Position 4 candidate David Bloom and supporters Mayoral candidate Elizabeth Campbell leaving Bloom’s party in Belltown Green Bag Campaign supporters. “We may not have won the battle, but we’re winning the war.” read more →


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From Larry Phillips' Party

News Aaron Pickus here. King County Executive candidate Larry Phillips is currently in fourth place, with 11.72% of the vote to Susan Hutchison’s 37.4%, Dow Constantine’s 22.38%, and Fred Jarrett’s 12.04%. Here at Phillips’ party at the Spitfire in Belltown, the Mariners and Tigers are tied 1-1 in the 7th, and Phillips is probably wishing his [...] read more →


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The Anti-Green Bag Campaign Celebrates

News ECB here. The American Chemistry Council-funded anti-bag-fee campaign was going to hold a press conference, starting right now, in front of Whole Foods Market in South Lake Union to celebrate their victory. Instead, they just issued a statement, which follows. The most audacious claim? That the anti-bag-fee campaign was funded by “Seattle citizens.” In fact, [...] read more →


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McGinn's Speech

News Video by Eric Nusbaum. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjAga81tIxo[/youtube] read more →


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