Sound Politics
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A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter Scott Greenstone go beyond the ballot to guide you through what’s happening in local politics, why it matters, and how you can use your vote to make a difference.
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Trump admin takes on WA's transgender prison policy
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May 21, 2026 |
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Is Seattle killing big biz?
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May 14, 2026 |
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Gerrymander? Mutiny? Dems fight it out
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May 07, 2026 |
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Where is Governor Bob Ferguson?
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Historic Supreme Court races: Could they sink the 'millionaires tax'?
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Mayor Wilson at 100 days: a progress report
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Where are your lawmakers now? We go to the woods
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Brian Heywood on taking the millionaire's tax to court
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Sonic Politics
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Why Joe Kent quit
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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How weird is Washington's millionaire's tax?
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Listener mailbag: Iran redux
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Seattle's Iranian diaspora processes war
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Could conservative sheriffs get removed from office?
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Robin Hood: Dems in Tights
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Jayapal on what she saw in the Epstein files
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Taxing the jocks and the nerds
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Do “general strikes” work? Seattle history has an answer
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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How do you measure a year in Trump?
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Incoming: a state income tax showdown with Ferguson onboard
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Katie Wilson: Socialist mayor running a capitalist city
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Sugar, spice and everything dais
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Can taxing millionaires fix WA’s broken budget?
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Policing rain city
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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'Tis the season to talk taxes
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Thanksgiving side dish: A morsel of post-election politics
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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The inside story of Katie Wilson's win
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Shutdown drama over, and Harrell exits stage left
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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All politics is national
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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The weird rule that shapes Seattle school board races
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Send this to a procrastinator voter
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Jock vs nerd: who will be the next Mayor of Seattle?
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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He went viral for shouting down 'antifa.' Now he feels different
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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The dream of the right wing is alive in Portland
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Seagulls shut down candidates as congress shuts down the gov
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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TV on the radio
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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A high horse and a gaslight walk into a bar (with guest Brandi Kruse)
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Heywood you sign this? Let's Go WA is working on two new initiatives
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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What's lobbying got to do with it?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Democrats' big, blue branding problem
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Letter(s) of the law(s): WA and DC trade angry notes
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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A big threat to Democrats' WA swing district
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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August slipped away for Seattle incumbents
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Polls, primaries, and a weird b-day for a 1-year-old pod
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Everybody hates big $ in elections. Is this a fix?
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Bruce Harrell vs. everyone
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Who's your lawyer?
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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SO MUCH IS HAPPENING
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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(Middle) Eastern politics with Eastern WA's Congressman
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Sound Politics goes scorched-earth
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Protest is in the air. Plus, Rep. Smith punches left AND right.
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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SaWant to Beat a Democrat?
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Who's footing the big, beautiful, budget bill?
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ferguson's pen commandments
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May 22, 2025 |
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Democratic dominoes and an odd election
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May 15, 2025 |
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Rep. Emily Randall on UW, resisting Trump, tariffs and "constitutional crisis"
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May 08, 2025 |
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The Grand Old Panel
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May 02, 2025 |
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What bills are graduating this legislative session, and what's flunking out?
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The Democratic civil war over taxes
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Gary Locke says WA will be caught in the China crossfire
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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All's Faire in love and trade wars
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Sound Politics gets overwhelmed
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Now's your time to yell (questions) at us
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Is this the year rent limits pass?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Republicans' unlikely ally: Gov. Ferguson
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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The graveyard shift: lessons from WA's dead bills (so far)
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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The governor's honeymoon is over with Democrats
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Firings and bad vibes hit PNW's federal workers
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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For your ears only: The politics of privacy
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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USAID in Seattle, Musk-opoly, and a chick off the old block
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Does Seattle love social housing enough to fund it?
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Washington 'gets Jesse' and sues Pres. Trump
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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A new governor and a salmon-shaped budget hole
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Cut spending? Limit vaping? Lawmakers decide in Olympia
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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New year, new (laws that affect) you
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Inslee looks back on his way out
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Washington shifted right less than any state. Why?
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Big names bowing out of Seattle-area politics
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Washington stares into the (budget) abyss
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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The governor's gambit: Bob Ferguson's rise from chess champ to state leader
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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In a redder America, Washington stands alone
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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As America zigs, Washington zags
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Is WA a crystal ball for who will become the next president?
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Doordash, Walmart, and Pinocchio (??) want to sway your vote
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Will Washington voters pass the gas (initiative)?
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Who are the big political donors handing out treats this spooky season?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Death, taxes, and horseplay
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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WA GOP Horoscope: Trump rising, Dan Newhouse in retrograde
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Gas prices, climate change, and the biggest ballot initiative of the year
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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The debate you didn't hear about - governor smackdown!
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Can astronauts vote… for lands commissioner?
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Instead of going high, Democrats are going 'weird'
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Democrats are on a hope high in Chicago
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Why our ballot's so big
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Sound Politics gets primaried
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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A red-hot rematch is shaping up in purple southwest Washington
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Brat Summer is over. The WA governor's race is here
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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KUOW's Sound Politics - Coming July 26
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Jul 19, 2024 |