Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
The past few weeks have been interesting, politically. An assassination attempt, a stepping down, a stepping up, a convention, a former VP candidate and a weird VP candidate. Here we though things would be boring. And yet we have the same ballot, and the same deadline.
My own notes started here, and include a lot of other links for people who want to dig deeper into matters. I just dropped off my own ballot at one of the many drop boxes throughout the county (I mean, it is SO easy to vote, more people should do it). Here are my recommendations. You can check out various entries elsewhere on the blog for details.
US Senator: Marie Cantwell
US Representative, 9th District: Melissa Chaudry
Governor: Bob Ferguson
Lt. Governor: Danny Heck
Secretary of State: Steve Hobbs
Attorney General: Nick Brown
State Treasurer: Mike Pellicciotti
State Auditor: Pat (Patrice) McCarthy
Commissioner of Public Lands: Patrick DePoe
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Chris Reydal
Insurance Commissioner: Patty Kuderer
State Senator, District 11: Bob Hasegawa
State Representative, District 11: David Hackney
State Representative, District 11: Dave Berquist
State Supreme Court: Sal Mungia
Like the line-up? Go vote. Think I'm full of beans? Go vote. Whatever you think, this is your chance to impact who we are voting for in November. You've got a week to make up your mind.
Go vote.
More later,