# Washington State elections 2010

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-elections-2010/557056>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 13, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-elections-2010/557056 "2010-10-13T22:55:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-elections-2010/557056/1 "2010-10-13T22:55:41Z")

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Ballots get mailed out this week.

So, what do you think of liquor, candy, income tax, and the latest from Tim Eyman?

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**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-elections-2010/557056/2 "2010-10-14T01:38:02Z")

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For those of you following along at home, the endorsements from The Stranger (alternative newspaper for commie pinko liberal gay commie homosexual antiamerican democrat Seattle liberals) are available here:

> **[Stranger Election Endorsements Cheat Sheet](https://www.thestranger.com/news/2010/10/14/5142885/the-stranger-election-control-board)**
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> Now With SECB Four Loko-Powered™ Election Coverage!

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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-elections-2010/557056/3 "2010-10-14T01:52:33Z")

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So there are polls that say that Dino Rossi is ahead by a few points, but I always see those reports accompanied by comments saying that said polls are spewing nonsense. What’s the real deal here?

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**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-elections-2010/557056/4 "2010-10-14T02:06:07Z")

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Nate Silver dishes on Washington State polls [here](http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/mail-voting-in-washington-state-may-confound-pollsters/).