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But McGinn will win, right ?
Elections departments don't advertise this, but the USPS is instructed to deliver un- and under-stamped ballots, postage due. (Anecdotally, I've heard that the USPS sometimes fucks up and returns unstamped ballots, so if you're going to try this for the sake of trying this, vote early.)
So for those of you who complain that your vote isn't worth the price of the stamp, don't use one. Just vote, goddammit.
I experimented with it myself with an election I didn't care that much about; I think it was a school levy that was definitely going to pass. USPS did not send my ballot back.
At least they are Cascadians, unlike McGinns least coast long island transplant stank ass.
Yet he still pushes Least Coast values.
Don't trip potato chip.
You are a Westerner, and a North Westerner at that.
@10
Sounds like someone's a transplant.
Garrett should complain to his postmaster or something. I'm happy to eat the $0.42 or whatever it is, but the County should pay postage due for those who aren't.
@12
Totally irresponsible.
No one should EVER listen to Creed.
PS: McGinn's still in. Oh snappppppp
(To be sure, the vast majority of locals are just darling)
I hope McGinn makes it into the top two, and I hope Murray doesn't, but I'm pretty sure he will. God help us if he wins. For the life of me, I can't understand his appeal.
But none of the candidates are particularly good. That's what's depressing.
That's still 73% of people who scrape up a stamp to vote in a primary saying "not you" to Mike.
The numbers show she came in 9th of 9 candidates, although over 4x more than "write ins".
Doug McQuaid 1887 2.02
Ed Murray 28248 30.24
Kate Martin, planner 1730 1.85
Bruce A. Harrell 14458 15.48
Mike McGinn 25364 27.15
Peter Steinbrueck 15189 16.26
Mary Martin, factory worker 1124 1.2
Joey Gray 914 0.98
Charlie Staadecker 4287 4.59
Write-in 205 0.22
Also, Kshama Sawant is going to win the general election! With the help of my 2nd donation of the year tonight.
WTF kind of dumbass statement is that? Like, candidates are supposed to host their election parties in places that are not popular with tourists? Your provincial bitchiness is showing.
His strength has always been his incredible grassroots support, and judging from comments his volunteers made at 95 Slide, they drummed up a lot of it in the last two days. I believe them.
Catalina -- O'Brien is a Fremonster.
What I've learned is that Seattle represents Washington State's values. Perhaps CB should move to Idaho; his brain is as landlocked as that State.
Also, I'm glad McGinn is still in the race. His start was painful, but I think he's learned much along the way and has some good ideas. He obviously loves this city very much. Murray is awesome, but I believe he sees Seattle as a change to gain some executive leadership on the resume and we are just a stepping stone to larger ambitions. He's always excelled at playing the long game and it'd be no surprise to me if he applied that to his political career as well.
In the Fall, will we see a groundswell for the incumbent, or will that nasally voice dog walker be victorious? Stay tuned....
The Stranger? Isn't that the paper where Sandeep Kaushik once appeared in a photograph exposing and pointing at his own nipple?
Conlin has the support of just about every progressive organization in the city, except for The Stranger. Well, congratulations, I'm sure your endorsement helped (a little). But I doubt it will be enough to do the job.
yet the SECB can't say "neighborhood activist" without spittle and bile when it comes to Steinbrueck.
WTF?
Now that it's mano a mano, we'll see whose bossa dis town.
Yeah exactly, this is a McGinn blowout.
Ok. How about Ed Murray for Mayor?
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Posted by Zander on August 16, 2011 at 10:47 PM
Fucking genius.
McGinn was not consistent on all of his positions. His flip-flop, if you will, on the tunnel cost citizens - his delaying the process was costly. He is also pretty true to his convictions, I'll grant him that, but not very good at achieving his goals. Murray has the upper hand.
Really, pretty good in that context, otherwise, ya, she is now burdened with running uphill for 3 months.
You are so SOL. I was at Murray's Victory Party. He best line "this is a historical election but I am not running to a gay Mayor or a progressive Mayor. I am running to be and EFFECTIVE Mayor". McGinn has spent the last 4 years demonstrating he has no idea how to be an effective Mayor. And oh yeah, McGinn was against the Tunnel until he was OK with it (just before the 2009 election) and then he was against it and Olympia and the Governor and anyone who supported him because they believed he was for or against the tunnel. So there is that.
We're taking over, baby.
The McGinn party was great, by the by. Best campaign I've ever been involved with. Looking forward to the next few months, no matter how heavy a lift it may be.
A lot of that was posturing as usual, so it turned out okay, but it feels like he chose to rob the process of some badly needed momentum in order to protect his chain of command and the Officers Guild. And remember, this came on the heels of his decision to rehire Chief Diaz, refusing to risk replacing him with the experienced reform candidate who'd applied.
conlin in shocking trouble at 49 percent, but mcginn is doing great! at 27 percent.
socialist at 33 percent, stunning breakthrough, beats incumbent mayor, but mayor doing great!
ah his powerful get out the vote machine. 27 percent.
27 percent sucks, and it's the death knell. get real.
@63 -- Aside from the endorsements of The Seattle Times and The Stranger, and the money, the races are almost identical. Go to the endorsements page for each incumbent, remove the newspaper endorsements and see if you can guess which incumbent (O'Brien or Conlin) is endorsed by whom. For example:
Washington Conservation Voters
Washington Chapter of the Sierra Club
Cascade Bicycle Club
King County Democrats
11th District Democrats
32nd District Democrats
SEIU 775 NW
SEIU Local 925
(and many more labor, environmental and progressive organizations)
versus:
11th District Democrats
32nd District Democrats
34th District Democrats
King County Democrats
Affordable Housing Council
Cascade Bicycle Club
Seattle Transit Blog
Sierra Club
(and many more labor, environmental and progressive organizations)
Give up? Conlin is the one with the support of the Affordable Housing Council. Why is that, if he is such an enemy of the poor? Maybe it is because he has championed density, including transit based development, Apodments and other changes which make it easier to build apartments. Of course, that lost him votes on the fancy part of Capitol Hill (AKA the Steinbruek vote).
That, and the mindless criticisms of Conlin by The Stranger was enough to lower his numbers just a bit. I don't think you've been as whacky with your endorsements since you endorsed a drunk driver for city council or a law and order man for state attorney general.
Do you mean this Affordable Housing Council?
http://www.mba-ks.com/index.cfm?/Members…
The Master Builders Association is certainly interesting in construction projects, but it hardly looks like its on the side of the non-wealthy renter.