Todd Donovan
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| Study up, voters: Complex initiatives await you | Initiative campaigns are largely a phenomenon of America's Western states, said Todd Donovan, a political-science professor at Western Washington University who has authored books and articles on the process. |
2010-10-18 | |
| Undisclosed donors pump millions into state campaigns | A gold rush of local election-season advertising is pouring into Seattle media outlets, raising questions in some cases about who is trying to influence voters. |
2010-10-12 | |
| 'Perfect Storm' Could Pin Senate Majority on Late Washington State Returns | In seven of those races, the Republican candidates hold modest-to-comfortable-to-double-digit leads. The three uber-toss ups are Nevada, Illinois and Washington. Not only is Washington the last of those to close, with polls shuttering at 11 p.m. ET, the state's voting rules and reputation… |
2010-10-08 | |
| Independent interest groups starting to pour money into 3rd District race | Such "soft money" spending is hard to track. It's even more difficult to determine who is behind it. "You can't just go to the Federal Elections Commission to easily find where they're spending the money," said Todd Donovan, a Western Washington… |
2010-10-07 | |
| Olympia's new shape | There’s no doubt the national concern about the economy is “going to cream some incumbents,” said Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University. But he said Democrats could do better than they did in the primary, when GOP turnout was likely boosted by a… |
2010-10-05 | |
| Election battles could change shape of Olympia | There’s no doubt the national concern about the economy is “going to cream some incumbents,” said Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University. But he said Democrats could do better than they did in the primary, when GOP turnout was likely boosted by a… |
2010-10-04 | |
| Candidate endorsements don't always have intended effect | A Western Washington University political scientist has looked at the ways voters sort through initiatives and believes endorsements are important cues. In fact, says Todd Donovan, voters do what legislators do when they are faced with a large number of complex decisions – they seek shortcuts… |
2010-09-16 | |
| Money pours into initiative campaigns | The soda industry has become aggressive in fighting any new tax around the country as legislatures and Congress looks for new sources of money to balance budgets, Todd Donovan, political science professor at Western Washington University, said. “They’ve got a target on their backs because you… |
2010-09-08 | |
| Minnesota pushes back at partisan extremes | Academic researchers say there are too many other factors -- money and media being the chief ones -- to say whether such changes would temper the ideological fervor that has defined this election season. But either way, they expect to see proposals similar to ranked choice voting and Proposition… |
2010-09-08 | |
| Established candidate beats the establishment’s candidate in 5th District primary | District voters last elected a Democrat — former state Sen. Kathleen Drew — in 1992. Dino Rossi edged out Drew four years later. Republicans rode to victory in ensuing elections for the statehouse seats. |
2010-09-02 |