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 | Specter goes down. Democrat Mark Critz won the late Murtha’s Congressional seat. Mitch McConnell’s doughboy, Mr Grayson, was whooped by Ron Paul’s son. Anything that weakens McConnell is good for America. And Bill Halter will still be battling it out with Sen. Blanche Lincoln in a runoff on June 8. Go Bill! Enjoy the anti-incumbent fervor. It is about time we fired some [...] State Sen. Craig Pridemore (D-49, Vancouver), candidate for the open Congressional seat in the 3rd District, won the Washington State Labor Council’s (WSLC) sole 2010 endorsement over his opponent (presumed Democratic frontrunner) Denny Heck this afternoon. Sen. Pridemore needed a two-thirds majority vote of more than 400 delegates from across Washington at WSLC’s annual Committee on Political Education Convention to win the endorsement. [...] While I disagree with Senator Pridemore that a bad bill with a couple of good provisions is better than no bill at all, Craig deserves praise for staking out a very clear position on health care reform. The Democrats have to pass legislation that will provide health care at a reasonable cost to both businesses and individuals. It [...] Top Two Primary System is Flawed Citing a desire to not “thin the field of Democrats” in the primary, Deb Wallace withdrew from the 3rd district race to replace Rep. Brian Baird. This is yet another example of why the “top two” primary system is undermining the electoral process. If we did not have political parties, the top two primary would make sense. [...] |      | ||||
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