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Washington state donors gave big in Georgia Senate races

Washington state residents opened their wallets in recent months to help Democrats flip two Senate seats in Georgia, contributing at least $7.3 million toward the party’s successful bid to take back the U.S. Senate.

The bulk of those individual donations — about $5.8 million — came …

2021-01-08
State Legislature losing its swing

As Todd Donovan, a professor at Western Washington University, told The Spokesman-Review: “Everything down the ballot is so nationalized. People are voting straight tickets, seeing things through partisan lenses.”

Which seems to be self-defeating. Because Republican candidates in…

2020-12-08
State Legislature losing its swing

As Todd Donovan, a professor at Western Washington University, told The Spokesman-Review: “Everything down the ballot is so nationalized. People are voting straight tickets, seeing things through partisan lenses.”

Which seems to be self-defeating. Because Republican candidates in…

2020-12-08
What to expect on election night in Washington state

The buildup to Tuesday’s election has been intense, but it’s finally here. And there are several reasons to expect that Tuesday won’t be a quiet evening in quarantine.

Voter turnout in 2020 could set a record in Washington state. And, depending on how events unfold on Tuesday, many…

2020-11-03
What to expect on election night in Washington state

The buildup to Tuesday’s election has been intense, but it’s finally here. And there are several reasons to expect that Tuesday won’t be a quiet evening in quarantine.

Voter turnout in 2020 could set a record in Washington state. And, depending on how events unfold on Tuesday, many…

2020-11-03
Cash and endorsements likely to cull crowded race for Denny Heck’s congressional seat

“The number of candidates adds a whole bunch of uncertainty,” said Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham.

The most recent campaign finance numbers cover January through March of this year, and also…

2020-05-12
4Chan Trolls Have a Plan to Mess With the Democratic Primary. It Is Incredibly Stupid.

In separate studies, Frank Stephenson, an economics professor at Barry College, and Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University, both …

2020-02-28
Most of WA’s members of Congress now support an impeachment inquiry

So what shifted for those Democrats in the past two weeks? Todd Donovan, a professor of political science at Western Washington University, said Trump’s continuing attacks against members of Congress of color likely played a role. On Saturday, Trump laid into…

2019-07-29
WA’s new climate laws give Inslee a boost. But will they help his White House bid?

Especially now that other presidential candidates, notably former Texas U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, are starting to unveil their own detailed plans for fighting climate change, Inslee’s recent legislative accomplishments could help set him apart, said Todd Donovan, a professor of…

2019-05-09
Jay Inslee is running for president. Does he have a shot?

Members of Congress don’t have the same ability to take credit for those kinds of things, said Todd Donovan, a professor of political science at Western Washington University.

“Whether you were responsible for it or not, it’s a lot easier to make that claim if you are an executive and in…

2019-03-01
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