Six for six
…is how I am so far, barring any last minute changes to election results, in the local Washington state and City of Seattle elections. I called and voted:
§ Initiative 1033: Oppose
This was our horrific TABOR anti-taxation extremist mess that would have basically eviscerated all of state and local governments within years; the act of anti-tax wingnuts spitting in society’s eye.
Tonight: I-1033 got it’s ass rightly kicked. Horrible idea.
§ Referendum 71: Support
This was an attempt launched initially by a church in Oregon–OREGON–to undo Washington’s laws that grant legal rights and protections to domestic partnerships, because our state decided to extend those protections to same-sex couples. What the hell gives the churchgoing a right to dictate the legal rules that govern the rest of us? This is 2009, not 1009.
Tonight: R-71 appears to be comfortably passing, as Washington State residents endorse civil rights and reject the rule of a minority of foreign Oregon fanatics.
§ Housing Levy: Support
This was our city-level measure to continue funding for expansion and maintenance of low-income housing.
Tonight: Easy win.
§ King County Executive: Dow Constantine
The guy matches expected and traditional King County morals, standards, ethics, and ideals. His opponent, not exactly.
Tonight: Dow pretty much kicked his opponent’s stealth conservative ass, making months of “ZOMG SKYS FALLING!!!” local polls pointless.
§ Seattle City Attorney: Pete Holmes
His opponent was basically at ideological odds with possibly the entire populace of Seattle, aged 18-35, and often seemed to be proud of the fact. He’s absolutely entitled–he was the elected City Attorney, and I have to say he had a massive pair of brass balls to be that way in this city.
Tonight: Pete Homes is our new City Attorney, now, by a 3-1 voting margin, the last I saw.
§ Seattle Mayor: Mike McGinn
McGinn is up 50%-48% as of tonight, a difference of thousands of votes. This will take several days to shake out.
Tonight: I hate photo finishes. I’m calling it for McGinn.
Edit: Wow, I’m good at math. I posted this as “five for five” at first.
