Election countdown: Keeping up with local candidates, day-by-day

In our nightly update/refresher course, as the November 2nd election approaches (with mail-in ballots scheduled to be mailed by the county one week from today): The ballot’s full of hot statewide ballot measures – but in terms of candidates, two local races are for open seats :

STATE HOUSE, 34TH DISTRICT, POSITION 2: If you didn’t pay attention in the primary, this is the seat that Rep. Sharon Nelson is leaving for the State Senate (where she is running unopposed, for the seat given up by State Sen. Joe McDermott, who is seeking election to the King County Council). Joe Fitzgibbon of Burien and Mike Heavey of West Seattle, both Democrats, are the two finalists from a four-person primary race. Much of the campaign action has involved doorbelling – but you can pick up other bits and pieces by following them on Twitter (Fitzgibbon here, Heavey here) or Facebook (Heavey here, Fitzgibbon here). Recent news includes Fitzgibbon’s endorsement by OneAmerica Votes Washington and Heavey’s endorsement by the Seattle Times.

KING COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8: This is the seat Dow Constantine left to run for King County Executive; Jan Drago was appointed to the job early this year, after leaving the Seattle City Council, but never planned to run to keep it. So after what was also a four-candidate primary race, the nonpartisan position now has State Sen. Joe McDermott (see above) and Diana Toledo in the running, both from West Seattle. Recent news includes Toledo’s endorsements from the two candidates who didn’t make it out of the primary, Shawn McEvoy and Tim Fahey, and McDermott’s endorsement by IBEW Local 46. These two don’t seem to be tweeting, but you can follow them on Facebook for quick bursts of campaign notes – McDermott here, Toledo here.

Your full list of what/who is on the forthcoming ballot can be found online by going here. There’s one campaign forum coming up in the area with all four candidates on the same night – 7 pm October 21st, sponsored by the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council, at the Greenbridge YWCA, 9720 8th SW.

Baba October 6, 2010 (2:16 pm)

Bush
Year / Unemployment Rate
2001 4.76
2002 5.78
2003 5.99 Bush tax cuts passed
2004 5.53
2005 5.08
2006 4.63
2007 4.61
2008 5.76
_____ 5.27% 8yr average

Obama
Year / Unemployment Rate
2009 9.26 Obama job-less stimulus.
2010 9.66 *1-8 month average

*2.6 million jobs lost AFTER the Obama-Pelosi stimulus.

I’m no fan of wimpy Bush either. But the facts clearly show he did a much better at creating jobs than Obama. And that’s despite the Bush economy getting hit so much harder only 8 months in by 9-11 attacks.

Baba October 6, 2010 (5:34 pm)

I guess I have to talk to myself: I want to give Dino a chance, I’m voting for Rossi!

Carson October 6, 2010 (6:32 pm)

Baba,

You make such a compelling argument. Obama was just handed a white hot, solid economy and just blew it. We need to vote him out come November. Who is running against him?

Baba October 6, 2010 (7:39 pm)

Hey, Carson, my friend! The way the system is set up, there is no such thing as transitional president. You only have 4 years. You either deliver or you are out. That blaming the guy who is no longer with us tactic works only at first…The numbers tell the truth!