While the Obama campaign is doing everything it can to fault Republican rule for the recent economic collapse, it may actually be hurting Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire. As News Tribune reporter Joe Turner discovered today, state Senate Democrats have been sent explicit instructions to duck questions about the state's projected $3.2 billion deficit and proposed budget cuts. Sound familiar?
There's a cool Web site that lets you look at the electoral college results in presidential races since 1789. It features a U.S. map that shows the color of states as they were carried every four years: red for Republican, blue for Democrat, purple for Whig. It's fun to look at the Great Nearby and see the trends.