Here's a strange pre-election twist: the latest polls indicate Washington's youth voters are overwhelmingly in favor of Barack Obama — and Republican Dino Rossi. Really? Yup.
The race for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Public Lands Commissioner are still too close to call, but so far, challenger Randy Dorn and incumbent Doug Sutherland lead.
The discussion features Crosscut contributor Knute Berger, Seattle Times columnist Joni Balter, and Democratic consultant Cathy Allen. C.R. Douglas moderates. There's drinks and prizes. It's free. The fireworks continue until someone concedes.
Got time to read the state's hulking voter guide at the last minute? Neither do we. Here's the two-sentence version, our quick-and-dirty recap of the presidential, federal, statewide, and local races.
Though supporters of Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire had hoped yesterday's highly politicized deposition of Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi would yield a "smoking gun" in the Buildergate lawsuit, little was actually learned.
