Throughout the last couple of weeks, I’ve often taken a step back and realized how well things have come together this year. Not simply our ability to cover the caucuses, but the fact that (as my father mentioned to me last weekend) we, in our junior and senior years of college, are in the midst of the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Ballard'
This Year’s Love, It Better Last
February 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Ballard · Caucuses · Democrat
A Democratic Process
February 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
It felt like the whole weekend took place in about a ten-hour period. Fast. That is the only way I know how to describe my caucus experience.
It started out, for me at least, on Friday morning, at the Rally for a Change, with Barack Obama at the Key Arena. From then on, it continued straight […]
Tags: Ballard · Caucuses · Democrat
WA Governor Chris Gregoire blogs about caucuses
February 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire, who announced her endorsement of Barack Obama at his rally in Seattle on Friday, wrote her very first diary today on Daily Kos.
Click here to read “Yes Washington Can,” a post about her experiences visiting a few Seattle-area caucuses, including one at Catherine Blaine Elementary School in the 36th LD, […]
Tags: Ballard · Barack Obama · Caucuses · Democrat
Many First-Timers, Few Last-Timers
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
BALLARD- There’s a reason the Washington Democratic Party chose to put all of their delegates in the hands of a caucus system, as is evident in the reactions from voters as Ballard comes to a close.
“We loved it!” agreed Barack Obama supporters Don and Amy Low as they left the Catherine Blaine […]
Magnolia Democratic Update
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Governor Christine Gregoire will be in attendance today at the Magnolia caucus. She is supposed to arrive at some time after 2:30 pm. More info when we have it.
Tags: Ballard · Barack Obama · Caucuses · Democrat
Magnolia Democrats Early Shots
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
For additional shots of the Democratic caucus in Magnolia click HERE.
Tags: Ballard · Barack Obama · Caucuses · Democrat · Hillary Clinton
The beginning: the 36th Legislative District in chaos
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
At about 11:30 a few people began flowing into Catherine Blaine Elementary School where the caucus will be held for the 36th Legislative District.
26 precincts will be convening here to decide who will get their delegates.
As of yet, the caucus is a little disorganized. There are four different rooms in which several different precincts will […]
Which candidate will survive the election troll?
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments
The caucus comes to Washington this Saturday and the troll is waiting. Which candidate will survive the election troll and move in to first place? Click here to see more photos from the Ballard/Magnolia area where the Catharine Blaine School and the Ballard Community Center will be hosting Saturday’s caucuses.