Phillips 66 gives 100k to Republicans to beat Dems in district 45. (If the dems win we flip the WA senate back to blue) (Seattle: 2014, house)

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by evilcart

Got this mailer from the Manka camp.

Manka is the dem running for district 45 in WA which will determine the fate of our state senate. BIG OIL from another state is sticking its nose in a funding a smear campaign. to scare swing voters in to voting for the FAKE independent ( the Rs are funding and supports a fake independent they moved into the district )




Manka Dhingra 45th District

Democracy is dead. Citizens United along with routine voter suppression were the final nails in the coffin.

[mhays25]

Originally Posted by thatguy950

The Constitution?


Both parties are often guilty of stomping all over it when it fits their agenda, but the left seems especially good at it.

The Constitution remains in place, but needs interpretation. I don't recall a constitutional amendment lately.

Let me guess, gun rights? That's an obvious interpretation disagreement.

[evilcart]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Democracy is dead. Citizens United along with routine voter suppression were the final nails in the coffin.

citizens united is a disaster for our democracy but we still have to mail in those envelopes.




In the case of district 45 , the Republicans are running an ""independent"". She moved into the district just for the election and she is funded by a number of Republican PACs.

but if you see her mailers, or signs, you won't see the word "Republican" anywhere. She is hiding it,


Meanwhile phillips 66 and other are running a hard smear campaign against Manka. It will no doubt get worse and more lied filled as we draw closer.

[StealthRabbit]

Outside money is nothing new..

Consider 99% of the major initiatives are funded by OOS interests.

Such as Right (?) to Die... 90% + of it's funding was from outside WA

Democracy (?) not as one would expect, everything is special interest, especially evident and propagated by our friends in the 'other' WA..

Check out how Big Pharma owns the vested interest in the new American(?)CA

Sad. With 'freedom' comes special interest and the affect of MONEY. Politicians know the routine.. WIN and later work as lobbists for FAR more $$ and 'special' benefits!

sad

[Seacove]

Considering the 45th is a small district in Washington State that includes Woodinville, Duvall and parts of Kirkland and Redmond, Texas' Phillips 66 interest in funding Republicans there is pretty blatant. Englund is a hand-picked candidate that just moved to the 45th in order to run. She's previously worked with Cathy McMorris Rodgers and The Heritage Foundation. The other Republican candidate Ken Smith also just moved to the 45th district to run.

[CrazyDonkey]

Originally Posted by StealthRabbit

Outside money is nothing new...

I said that outside money can backfire (for either side), not that it necessarily will. Big Oil coming in and trying to tilt the scale has an obvious agenda - stopping the Dems from passing a carbon tax bill. Could turn a local election into a referendum on global warming.

[evilcart]

Originally Posted by Seacove

Considering the 45th is a small district in Washington State that includes Woodinville, Duvall and parts of Kirkland and Redmond, Texas' Phillips 66 interest in funding Republicans there is pretty blatant. Englund is a hand-picked candidate that just moved to the 45th in order to run. She's previously worked with Cathy McMorris Rodgers and The Heritage Foundation. The other Republican candidate Ken Smith also just moved to the 45th district to run.

very well stated.

[Seacove]

Originally Posted by evilcart

very well stated.

Got home and the mail is packed with 45th District election mail. And yes, Jinyoung Englund's Republican status is barely mentioned but the word "Independent" was everywhere. Never mind that she is a Trump loving Republican and we already have Republicans controlling the entire federal government.

[TacTown]

Originally Posted by Seacove

Thanks for the reminder, I'm traveling but will vote when I get back. I'm so tired of Texas and now Texas involved in Washington State elections? I don't even like seeing their license plates on our local highways. The thought of even more Republicans is sickening. They control all three branches federal government. Stop the madness before we become a banana republic.

You can tell political affiliation through license plates? I see California plates all the time but I don't think they're Liberals automatically. People don't make me sick for their political beliefs. I now feel sorry for anybody that comes into this state with Texas plates. I really hope you don't do anything bad to these innocent people.

[Seacove]

Originally Posted by TacTown

You can tell political affiliation through license plates? I see California plates all the time but I don't think they're Liberals automatically. People don't make me sick for their political beliefs. I now feel sorry for anybody that comes into this state with Texas plates. I really hope you don't do anything bad to these innocent people.

Please. Being less than enthusiastic about newcomers who come from a state that is the polar opposite of the Seattle metro is still allowed. The topic of this thread is about a Texas company that is literally trying to influence the outcome of an election in my very own district. I live in district 45, this matters to me. It sounds like newcomers from Texas are welcome in Puyallup and that's great.