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Joel Connelly

I worked for Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1973 until it ceased print publication in 2009, and SeattlePI.com from 2009 to 6/30/2020. During that time, I wrote about 9 presidential races, 11 Canadian and British Columbia elections‎, four doomed WPPSS nuclear plants, six Washington wilderness battles, creation of two national Monuments (Hanford Reach and San Juan Islands), a 104 million acre Alaska Lands Act, plus the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
Politics

The New Republicanism: “Illiberal” Democracy

These people are serious. They have taken the Republican Party on a 180-degree turn from the familiar small-government conservatism.
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Five Takeaways from This Week’s Washington State Primary

State Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, pulled off the upset of the night in Washington's open 6th Congressional District, besting Hilary Franz.
Politics

What Trump’s Disastrous VP Pick says about his Decision-making

Deficiencies of Trump as decision-maker are nowhere more apparent than in his selection of a vice-presidential nominee.
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A Rarity: Four Highly Competitive Congressional Races in Washington State. Here’s Where They Stand

The 2024 election bears on the future of two endangered political species – main  street conservative Republicans and Democrats from rural, Trump-leaning districts.
Environment

Climate Change: Canada’s Forests Burn

The symmetry was inescapable: As the fires swept into Jasper, consuming one-third of structures in the town, our planet was recording the warmest day in recorded history.
Politics

New Poll: Democrats have a Big Lead in Washington State

Harris leads Trump by 14 points in a new poll, and Bob Ferguson leads Dave Reichert by 9 points in the gubernatorial contest.
Politics

Dashed Hopes: Lessons from the Last Time a President Withdrew from Re-election

The dashed hopes of those times offer a distant mirror on America's current predicament. The "light at the end of the tunnel" turned out to be an oncoming train. A presidential candidate found his winning lane was to deepen divisions, not become a healing agent.  The goal of politics became exclusively to hold power.
Politics

Biden Steps Out and Path Clears for Harris

Republicans have been chaotic rulers of the U.S. House of Representatives, but Biden's presence atop the ticket was a major hindrance to Democrats' prospects of flipping control.
Politics

From Grace to Grievance: Trump Preaches as Republicans Nominate Him for a Third Time

In 92 minutes initial grace turned to grievance, uplifting prose gave way to personal attacks ("crazy Nancy Pelosi"), praise for dictatorial rulers, partisan hyperbole ("They're destroying our country"), and ceaseless self-praise.
Politics

Bob Ferguson’s Glide Path to Victory

Chess master Attorney General Bob Ferguson is up with a “shock and awe” blitz of TV spots, introducing himself to the voters but also trying to define his presumed Republican opponent as “anti-choice Dave Reichert.”
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