Political Science Department
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| Larsen combats tea party surge in bid for 6th term | "It's a mirror of what you're going to see in Washington's Senate race: Larsen is really big on constituent service, bringing things back to the district, and the challenger is hammering on wasteful spending, wasteful spending," says Todd Donovan, a political science… |
2010-10-27 | |
| Oregon's initiative system: Too much direct democracy? | Oregon voters are being asked to make choices on four citizen initiatives this fall. Topics include criminal sentencing, medical marijuana, a private casino, and dictating how lottery revenues are spent on state parks and natural resources. Although this is a rather modest initiative crop… |
2010-10-25 | |
| From Window Magazine: All eyes on (this) Washington | 2010-10-21 | ||
| Koster camp explains pullout from debate with Larsen | Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University, questioned if the decision by Koster's campaign could backfire. |
2010-10-21 | |
| Students to moderate candidate forum in Bellingham | There’s another candidate forum in Bellingham Monday evening – but this one has a different twist. It features people running for legislative seats in the 40th and 42nd districts, and is organized by high school students. “This forum is a joint partnership between the City of… |
2010-10-18 | |
| 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 | |
| Candidates descend on Salmon Days Festival | Eric Whitaker, a Western Washington University political science instructor, said Salmon Days and other community celebrations offer a candidate a chance to attract attention to lesser-known contests. |
2010-10-06 |