Up Front AM: Were late voters angry?
First take on the day’s political news from the Up Front team.
Up front today: Late votes go against incumbents; Reichert keeps his options open; Jay Inslee’s unifying tweet.
Godden wins, but not by much: Yes, Seattle City Council incumbent Jean Godden won. On election night, everyone thought it was a comfortable margin. But the final result? Godden 50.41%, Bobby Forch 49.17%, a difference of just about 2,000 votes. Late ballots went for Forch. A similar trend in Seattle School Board races, where late ballots turned against incumbents. Were late voters angry for some reason?
Plan B trial begins: Can pharmacists refuse to sell Plan B if they object to it on moral grounds? The question goes before a US District court judge in Seattle today. Plan B is a drug that can prevent pregnancy if a woman takes it within 72 hours after having unprotected sex.
Still keeping his options open: Rep. Dave Reichert (8th CD) is still considering a run for Senate against Sen. Maria Cantwell. Reichert tells Up Front the “pieces of the puzzle” need to come together for him to make the run. That hasn’t happened yet, he says. Reichert believes March 2012 is not too late to declare. He adds that declared candidate State Sen. Michael Baumgartner from Spokane is at a disadvantage trying to launch a campaign from the east side of the state.
Apple cup fallout: Cougars are still trying to figure out what happened over the weekend. Meanwhile, in case you missed it, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee tried his best via Twitter to bring us all back together, tweeting, “pleased to again say, ‘There’s no Husky Washington, no Cougar Washington, there’s One Washington.’”
