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Chris Vance

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Chris Vance is a public affairs consultant who lives in Auburn, Wash. He was chair of the Republican Party in Washington from 2001-06, a King County Council member from 1994-2001, and a state representative from 1991-93. He can be reached at cvapv@comcast.net.

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Inside Politics: How the Democrats won the election but lost Olympia

Thu, Apr 18, 5 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Washington's Republicans have to hope for a change in their party

Wed, Jan 2, 12:01 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics: It wasn't a McKenna crowd that voted

Tue, Nov 20, 12:01 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Tuesday: The big races look close

Sun, Nov 4, 2:06 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics: 2012 is beginning to look a lot like 2004

Mon, Oct 22, 12:01 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics: The governor's race gets tighter

Wed, Oct 17, 3:22 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Washington Senate: Headed for a Republican power shift?

Mon, Oct 15, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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A polling bounce likely for Republicans in state races

Tue, Oct 9, 1:47 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics: McKenna barely bucks a Democratic tide

Mon, Sep 24, midnight

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics: Governor's race is a tossup

Thu, Aug 23, 2:43 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics: Winners and losers in the home stretch

Thu, Aug 16, midnight

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics 2012: Power grab in Olympia will be stretch for GOP

Thu, May 31, midnight

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics 2012: D.C. may stay gridlocked but change is coming in Olympia

Tue, May 1, midnight

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics 2012: It's the gas prices, stupid!

Tue, Mar 20, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics, 2012: Can Republicans control Legislature? Races look tight

Tue, Feb 14, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Inside Politics, 2012: How Obama helps Washington D's, and Romney can help the R's

Wed, Feb 8, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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New rules could mean a long, dramatic battle for the GOP presidential nominee

Tue, Sep 27, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Progress in Olympia, stalemates in Congress

Tue, May 31, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Why state redistricting will favor the GOP

Fri, Apr 15, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Joe Zarelli brings bipartisan budgeting back to the Senate

Tue, Mar 8, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Why the GOP tide fell short in Washington state

Mon, Nov 22, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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What polls got the U.S. Senate race right?

Fri, Nov 19, 7:10 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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State GOP getting closer with suburbanites

Mon, Nov 8, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Election Day 2: Today's results will be key

Wed, Nov 3, 3:15 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Sorting through the final day polls and spin

Mon, Nov 1, 4:47 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Down to the wire with dueling polls

Fri, Oct 29, 5 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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GOP indicators still running strong

Fri, Oct 29, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Bad sign for Democrats: Adam Smith may be in trouble

Wed, Oct 27, 11 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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One week to go: Could election be any closer?

Tue, Oct 26, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Murray-Rossi: Why the polls are a coin-flip

Sat, Oct 23, 10 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Why are the polls so wildly different in the Rossi-Murray race?

Tue, Oct 19, 9:27 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Polls: The fog around the size of GOP gains

Sat, Oct 16, 11:05 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Why Adam Smith is going negative

Mon, Oct 11, 3:52 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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New poll: Advantage, Rossi

Fri, Oct 8, 11:30 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Polls show brightening skies for Democrats

Mon, Oct 4, 2:54 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Murray-Rossi race is shifting again

Fri, Oct 1, 12:30 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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New nationwide polls show the parties essentially tied

Tue, Sep 28, 9:30 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Explaining big gaps in this year's election polls

Mon, Sep 27, 11 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Survey suggests Adam Smith could have election trouble

Tue, Sep 21, 5:55 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Shift toward Murray seems confirmed

Thu, Sep 16, 5:24 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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More good poll news for Murray

Wed, Sep 15, 4:15 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Is Murray really taking a lead over Rossi?

Tue, Sep 14, noon

By Chris Vance

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Vance report: GOP tide could swamp the state's D.C. races, and Olympia too

Wed, Sep 8, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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State election results show Republican tide

Wed, Aug 18, 5:45 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Vance Report: A red tide is still favoring Republicans

Fri, Jul 30, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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The Vance Report: Look out, Democrats. National politics will drive state's election

Wed, Jun 23, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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In Murray-Rossi polling, when is a blip just a blip?

Mon, Jun 7, 1 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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The Vance Report: Rossi move means real fight

Wed, May 26, 8:43 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Republican tsunami in 2010: still inevitable?

Wed, May 19, 9:15 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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The Vance Report: A rising tide lifts many Republican boats

Wed, Apr 21, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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The Vance Report: Handicapping 2010 races, as the GOP tide swells

Wed, Feb 17, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Vance Report: Early lines on 2010 races

Thu, Jan 21, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Republican hopes are rising for 2010

Wed, Dec 30, 10:25 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Election 09: Suburban voters are coming back to their GOP home

Wed, Nov 4, 12:22 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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King County's running out of cuts

Tue, Oct 6, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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How Obama is rebuilding the GOP base

Mon, Sep 14, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Very stormy weather

Wed, Aug 26, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Can we talk about what the County really does?

Fri, Jun 26, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Trade wars: bad news for Washington state

Wed, Jun 10, 3 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Earth to GOP: start talking about real solutions

Thu, May 28, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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In Olympia, moderate Democrats now call the tune

Thu, Apr 30, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Obama cannot repeal basic economic laws

Thu, Mar 26, noon

By Chris Vance

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Okay Obama. You wanna debate taxes?

Wed, Mar 4, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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We don't need a plan. We need to finish the highways part

Mon, Feb 2, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Why has free trade, key to this state's economy, gone all wobbly?

Wed, Jan 21, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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2008: Year of Hope, Year of Fear. Essay 3

Mon, Dec 29, 11 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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The suburban road for reviving local Republicans

Wed, Dec 17, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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So much for non-partisanship

Tue, Dec 9, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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The real reason Dino Rossi lost

Wed, Dec 3, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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A great big dose of antiestablishmentarianism

Wed, Nov 7, 1 a.m.

By David Brewster, Knute Berger, O. Casey Corr, Daniel Jack Chasan, and Chris Vance

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That regional government we so desperately need is called a county council

Tue, Nov 6, 5 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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The fact is, there's not enough money in politics – really

Mon, Oct 22, 5 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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My way is the highway, and so it is for most people

Thu, Oct 4, 5 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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How to fix Washington's graduation standards

Tue, Sep 18, 11 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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The WASL test: What went wrong

Tue, Sep 18, 5 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Remembering Jennifer Dunn

Wed, Sep 5, 9 p.m.

By Chris Vance

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Some significant signs in a little-noticed election

Wed, Aug 22, 8 a.m.

By David Brewster, Knute Berger, O. Casey Corr, and Chris Vance

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Washington and the presidential election

Wed, Aug 22, 5 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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The multi-party transportation politics of metro Puget Sound

Thu, Aug 2, 5 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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Dino Rossi + money + smart candidate recruiting + luck = a state GOP comeback

Thu, Jul 26, 5 a.m.

By Chris Vance

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