In the interest of being fair

I dug up some information on the republican side of the primary season. Much to my surprise, John McCain IS going to make an appearance in Seattle before the caucuses. This is surprising to me for a couple different reasons. The first is because Mike Huckabee has about as close to 0 chance to win here as you can get. His pull is centrally located down south and we're about as far away from there as you can possibly get. John McCain knows this too. That is why I'm surprised that he's wasting his time here when he's obviously going to win here, especially with Mitt Romney exiting the race. The other reason I'm surprised he's coming is because he's more then likely not going to carry the state when the general election comes. Even though he is more moderate then many republicans would prefer, he's still going to have a difficult time stopping the Obama or Clinton machines in what is already a heavily democratic-leaning state. I guess we'll have to see what happens.

Anyways, any GOP supporters can find places to vote here

Get Ready

As I was said in my previous post, and even moreso now that "Super Tuesday" didn't settle anything(probably made things more confusing), Washington is finally relevant in the primary/caucus process this election cycle. Now that the politicians feel that we're important, both Dem. candidates are scheduled to be in Seattle in the next 24 hours. For those of you who want to hear the same stump speeches that have been recited thousands of times by now, here are your options.

First to bat is none other then Hilary who will be speaking at Pier 30 at 8 p.m. tonight. Barack Obama will make his appearance here on Friday at 11 a.m. for those of you that want to skip work.

These speeches don't do any good if you don't get out and vote. You can find places around King County to participate here.

I'll hopefully post some Republican information shortly.

Super Tuesday Frenzy

For months it seemed like all the election shenanigans have been so far removed from our state. That perception changed recently with a subtle knock on my door Saturday afternoon. I was taken away from my weekend sports-watching routine to pledge my unbinding support for Barack Obama. Then last night it finally happened. The first two political 30 second tv ads of the election year. Oddly enough, they were Republican ads. I figured they would use their money and place the ads in areas with a strong republican lean. There have been countless amounts of debates that have settled virtually nothing. The guys who were expected to be front-runners stayed that way while hoping to avoid their own personal Howard Dean Moment. The west coast has largely been ignored up until now, and that's only because California is in play and could decide the nominees. That is all set to change with the Washington Caucuses next weekend. I haven't been able to find any scheduled visits by our new prospective commander-in-chief, but I'm sure that the annoying, redundant ads are sure to increase over the next week. I'm just glad that I'm not from Iowa or New Hampshire where they have to put up with this nonsense for months.