When I first started writing weekly columns in late 2015, my mother collected clippings for me. She was afraid I’d run out of topics. No chance of that, it’s been a target rich environment for a political columnist for the last nine years. Since I spent the night before buried in refreshing the Secretary of State’s website for election results, the topic for a column due the day after Election Night was obvious.
REFERENCE LINKS:
Original column: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/aug/07/sue-lani-madsen-what-in-a-name-not-necessarily-the/
Seattle Times post-primary election coverage: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-gubernatorial-primary-results-2024-ferguson-reichert-lead/
“The Ferguson-Reichert contest pits a canny lawyer and former ranked chess champion, who has played up dozens of lawsuits his office filed against then-President Donald Trump’s administration, against a brawny former sheriff who is highlighting worries about public safety and rising costs under decades of Democratic control of state government.”
Spokesman-Review post-primary election coverage: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/aug/06/ferguson-reichert-advance-to-novembers-general-ele/
“Ferguson, 59, has worked as the state’s elected attorney general since 2012.
He has centered his campaign around work he has done as attorney general, including filing more than 50 lawsuits against former President Donald Trump’s administration, including its attempts to crack down on immigrants.”
“Reichert, 73, is a former U.S. representative and the former sheriff of King County. He’s running a campaign centered around law and order and said his experience in law enforcement is just what the state needs in its next governor.
“As I have traveled throughout our beautiful state over the past year, the concerns of Washingtonians have never been more clear,” Reichert said. “People are feeling less safe in their neighborhoods. High costs of living have left far too many struggling to make ends meet.”
VoteWA.gov: https://voter.votewa.gov/portal2023/login.aspx
Ballot chase in the 7th Legislative District: https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_694f518e-5c24-11ef-92dc-872f2cddf8e7.html
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