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States of the Union: Washington
Friday, July 11, 2008
Find out how Washington state, which is home to Boeing’s headquarters, has been affected by the troubled airline industry. Also: hear about the major issues in this year’s race for governor, and why the state has had three different primary election systems in the last ten years. Chris Grygiel is Politics Editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
States of the Union fact of the week: Named after George Washington, the Evergreen State is the only one to be named after a president.
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eastern washington is near Arkansas
Why is this on? Why do we need to know how NAFTA is viewed in Washington State?
Interesting, thanks. Excellent takeaways for those living in other places, such as the primary controversy.
The "top 2" primary system is a really good idea. I don't see why the parties--both large and small--hate it. It gets rid of the worry of "throwing one's vote away" on a small party because you could, say, vote "Green" in round 1 and then go for the "D" or the "R" in round 2 (assuming the Green doesn't place 1st or 2nd). Sure, it probably adds another election day that you have to pay for, but since when should we be running democracy on the cheap?
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