• King County Records and Licensing revoked a minutes-old marriage license last week between Seattle resident Angela Vogel and "Corporate Person." County worker Cameron Satterfield explained that "the clerk accepted the marriage application in error" and added that it was nullified, in part, because the corporation was "only 1.5 months old"—well below the legal marrying age of 18. The marriage was a publicity stunt for Initiative 103, which endeavors to strip corporations of their personhood status and constitutional rights.

• About 30 Asian Americans protested outside Rob McKenna's campaign headquarters last week after McKenna policy aide Kathlyn Ehl's blurb on Twitter telling Asians to "shut up and speak english" came to light. Although McKenna's Republican gubernatorial campaign had announced that Ehl was resigning, activist Alan Sugiyama told reporters, "It's always going to be an issue that he may have racist people on his staff."

• In the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Colorado, fiery 1st Congressional District hopeful Darcy Burner told the NRA to "go to hell."

• How did McKenna respond to the shooting? By literally running away. After McKenna invited select reporters to a luncheon last week, KIRO TV's Essex Porter asked about McKenna's views on gun control. McKenna, in response, fled down the back stairs to avoid Porter's questions, and Porter ran right after him, body-checking a McKenna staffer and creating an amazing video of journalistic courage in pursuit of campaign cowardice. (McKenna never answered Porter's question.)

• A new Elway Poll released on July 23 put Democrat Jay Inslee ahead of Republican McKenna in the governor's race for the first time ever. Inslee led McKenna 43–36. Probable factors: McKenna lost his battle to derail health care reform, repeatedly dodged tough questions, and had a staffer's tweets raise speculations of racism on the campaign, while Inslee launched a television ad campaign.