Tag Archives: 2020 election
Rep. Kraft: ‘Reject the results and the electoral votes’
State Rep. Vicki Kraft, R-Vancouver, said she would have joined the group of Republican lawmakers who did not accept the results of the presidential election on Wednesday. In an email — “to be sure I am on record as a Legislator and lawmaker on this critical issue” — she wrote that she believes there are […]
Herrera Beutler: Trump ‘has the right to press his claims’
President Donald Trump is declining to concede the election, though Democrat Joseph Biden has earned enough votes in the Electoral College to cement his victory as the president-elect. Today I asked Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s communications director, Craig Wheeler, what the Republican congresswoman thought of Trump’s refusal to concede. He responded with a written statement […]
Polling déjà vu: What can we learn from 2018?
It’s the final stretch before Election Day, and pundits are looking at three polls to cast predictions on Washington’s Third Congressional District race between Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Democrat Carolyn Long. The first, conducted from July 29 to August 4th by RMG Research, found Herrera Beutler leading Long, 44 percent to 40 […]
Herrera Beutler campaign accuses Long of violating corporate PAC pledge
Earlier in the week, when I was working on a story about the final round of campaign fundraising numbers, I received a message from a spokesperson for Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s reelection campaign. He told me that Carolyn Long, the congresswoman’s challenger, was circuitously violating her campaign’s pledge not to accept any dollars from corporate […]
Union leader denounces being called a “boss” in campaign flyer
A campaign mailer for Sen. Lynda Wilson, a Republican who represents the 17th Legislative District in Olympia, displays a checklist designed to draw a contrast between herself and her opponent, Democrat Daniel Smith. Wilson’s column includes a check mark next to statements like “Proven leader and experienced legislator,” “Strong record of opposing higher taxes” and […]
Mielke’s senate write-in campaign raises $10,000
Remember last month, when we reported that Tom Mielke was eyeing a run for state senate? Well, in a shocking twist, Tom Mielke is running for state senate. The Republican launched a write-in campaign in the 18th Legislative District, despite the fact that the 18th is already represented by an incumbent Republican senator. According to […]
Internal Long poll shows two-point race in WA-3
An internal poll from Carolyn Long’s campaign shows the Democrat trailing the incumbent representative by just two points in Washington’s Third Congressional District. According to the results of the poll, released Monday, Long has the support of 47 percent of voters in the district. The Republican and five-term incumbent, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, had 49 […]
Endorsement roundup: Building group, Young Dems and Indivisible announce their picks
It’s officially fall, which means ’tis the season for pumpkin spice lattes and campaign endorsements. Buckle in (and maybe grab a latte), because it’s T-minus 42 days until Election Day, and we have a whole slew of endorsement announcements to comb through. First up is the Building Industry Association of Clark County, who issued formal […]
Republican politician hired as CCT reporter
John Ley, a GOP politician who sought multiple elected offices over the past six years, is now a full-time reporter. Clark County Today announced it had hired Ley in an article posted to the online publication on Tuesday. Ley sought seats in the state House of Representatives in 2014 and 2018, the Clark County Council […]
Mielke pitches a write-in senate campaign in LD-18
A former GOP state representative and Clark County Councilor appears to be weighing a write-in campaign against an incumbent Republican state senator. During a remote meeting on Saturday, the Clark County Republican Party heard a campaign pitch from Tom Mielke, who is apparently considering mounting a challenge to Sen. Ann Rivers in Washington’s 18th Legislative […]