All Right! Got my ballot in the mail ...

[rustydog]

Dino Rossi, kiss my Ass you smug, smirking, Republican jerk!

[gateley]

1. Ditto! It pissed me off to even see his name on the ballot!

What are you thinking about the booze initiative? I THINK I have the other ones pretty much figured out, but not sure about this one.

[rustydog]

2. I have a family friend who operates a state-run store

If this initiative passes, she is out of a job. I don't think you need mini-marts selling hard alcohol. I don't have any problem with Washington State regulating alcohol sales.

[gateley]

3. I've never had a problem with it either. Actually, it always feels

kind of 'safe' to go into a liquor store since it's Official and all. :7 Tell your friend I'll be voting for her to keep her job. :hi:

[rustydog]

4. Cool, thanks!

:toast:

[Upton]

5. I got my ballot yesterday..

I was undecided for a time on 1100 and 1105. There's a lot of confusion surrounding both of them, but all you have to do is look and see who is supporting these two initiatives. I know that settled my vote...and I'm going with NO.

[gateley]

11. I just got my pamphlet today - what a tome! I found myself skipping the

"explanations" and zeroing in on who wrote the arguments. I agree with you!

I'm 57 and it seems as though this has come up for a vote so many times that I can remember, so just wanted to check with the DU folks to see what y'all had to say. I trust you guys more than I trust anyone looking for my vote. :headbang:

:hi:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. How many times has that jerk run?

Another Rethug professional campaigner.

[rustydog]

9. This is his third run at state office

Too many rich and powerful people make Dino rich himself. He owes them pay-back, they want their boy in office.

[Suich]

6. Do you know if the state makes money on the

liquor stores?

TIA!

[rustydog]

7. 200 million went to state and local budgets in 2002

remove 200 million from state coffers and see how well the state does.

[Suich]

10. Thanks!

I don't understand why this is even on the ballot, especially with all the problems balancing the budget.

:shrug:

[strategery blunder]

12. So I received my ballot and voted Murray :)

Adam Smith is meh, but far better than any Republican and well worth voting for to impede Boner's delusions of being Speaker :puke:

I particularly liked the damn confusing ballot language on I-1082. I had to use http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Washington_Workers'_Comp_Insurance_Reform,_Initiative_1082_(2010)">ballotpedia to demystify it (and the liquor initiatives too, for that matter). However, knowing the BIAW is behind 1082 was all that I needed to know... :hi:

The only races left on my ballot are the judicial races. Ugh. I feel like I have to go read judges' case decisions to even remotely feel like I know what I'm voting for (or against). That judicial races are nonpartisan makes this problem worse. I *HATE* voting judicial races...

At least vote by mail means I can actually do such research with the ballot in front of me. :)

Anyone have a good, preferably somewhat neutral, source of info for the judicial races? There was a viable link in the WA state forum for a progressive cheat sheet, but it wanted my real name in addition to the zip code, which I'm not willing to give. ZIP code for search is fine, name is not.