Jim Brunner

Former Seattle Times politics reporter. Incoming at the WA Observer. Whataboutism is a helluva drug. Also at:

[Jim Brunner @Jim_Brunner]

Longtime WA congressman Jim McDermott, universal healthcare champion, dies at 89 https://t.co/IerTICN55A via @seattletimes

[David Kroman @KromanDavid]

If you’d like to hear what it sounds like to have Chris Vance and Jim Walsh in a room together… check out yesterday’s show https://t.co/J9UH5ZNwFI

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WA attorney general hires outside law firm to defend Initiative 638 https://t.co/Q2KNUQt3kF via @seattletimes

[David French @DavidAFrench]

What about this is supposed to be appealing? The old cars? The crappy old strollers? Old cheap motels and strip malls?

Oh I get it. It’s the whiteness. That’s what they want.

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Midterm losses push Republicans into superminority in the WA House (via @dospueblos) https://t.co/xOlFYpWPlF

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@BrandiKruse @nickshirleyy @seattletimes Amazing take

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Oh look, Nick Shirley retracted his fraud accusations against a Seattle grocery, which had been widely parroted by other right-wing rage influencers https://t.co/gSteZnJpnw via @seattletimes

[Matt Binder @MattBinder]

Nick Shirley one month ago: Lam's Seafood, you have no idea what's coming. you're messing with the wrong guy 💀

Nick Shirley now: i'm sorry, Lam's Seafood. i made a little mistake. please, don't sue me 🥺

[Jim Brunner @Jim_Brunner]

@KIROCharlie That is leftover Taco Time karma

[Steven Hyden @Steven_Hyden]

"The Replacements and Husker Du did not make Pitchfork's 100 Greatest Indie Rock records list, Minneapolis officially under attack."

[Jim Brunner @Jim_Brunner]

Happy 6th anniversary to this Pinnacle of Wrong quote from a "senior Republican official."

"What is the downside in humoring him for this little bit of time? ... It's not like he's plotting how to prevent Joe Biden from taking power on Jan 20."

https://t.co/LpeurNCKrD

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Voters upheld WA’s ‘millionaires tax.’ Will courts do the same? @Pauledroberts looks at the looming legal fight. https://t.co/RiNCClYpKF via @seattletimes

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Looks like Baumgartner is going to dodge the blue wave in WA-05. A measure of how big the anti-Trump midterm backlash was that it this was even close.

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner widened his narrow lead Friday in his race for reelection in Eastern Washington. https://t.co/r6kGCd9EjY

[Jim Brunner @Jim_Brunner]

Every dumb election denier post is like "Isn't it suspicious how people voted & when the votes were counted, it didn't go my way? Hm?"

[Jim Brunner @Jim_Brunner]

This race in the Wenatchee area - LD 12, a potential Democratic flip - is *very* close now. Rep. Brian Burnett (R) leads challenger Stacy Willoughby at the moment by 14 votes.
More counts incoming.
https://t.co/5PKtZwrXOi

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A real Roy Cohn move.

https://t.co/aKQ7nhdeUF

[Jessica Huseman @JessicaHuseman]

Just so I understand: You're suggesting that Republicans, who have controlled every statewide elected office in Texas for more than 30 years, rigged an election against themselves?

[Jim Brunner @Jim_Brunner]

Not surprised here - the Pierce Co. charter amendment seeking to make sheriff appointed instead of elected (and oust Swank) has failed big time.

King Co. went for this appointed sheriff switch, but Pierce, while tilting more Democratic in recent years, is def not as liberal.

[Sheriff Keith Swank @SaveOurSheriff]

Reject 53 is pulling even further ahead. Way to go Pierce County.

Ombudsman is failing also.

[Jim Brunner @Jim_Brunner]

@3YearLetterman @sophieraiin @ChuckGrassley I've been working on this story for months, and coach just ... tweeted it out!

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Once again a member of the party that suffered a devastating rejection on Tuesday has diagnosed the ailment: an industrious, hard-working reporter who breaks stories because other Members of Congress talk to him.

Problem solved. Good work, everybody!