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Here is a shortened guide based on the best available information for those of us who want to vote to protect our gun rights. Note that this is only including the Governor, US Senate and US Representative positions. No state legislators or state senators. Also, this guide is very much a one issue subject. These candidates may support gun rights on one hand, but might be total bastards on the other hand. I only researched their views or potential views on gun rights. Nothing more.
The first part of this thread will be STRATEGY. Looking at how we can make the biggest impact for gun owners based on the available positions up for election.
Primary: Washington utilizes a top-two primary. All candidates may run and all voters may vote for any candidate. The two candidates receiving the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the general election.
Top-two primary - Ballotpedia (https://ballotpedia.org/Top-two_primary)
The key thing to remember with our states primary is that we can end up with TWO DEMOCRATIC candidates if we spread out the rest of the votes too thin. Gun owners must unite to select the top two candidates likely to support the 2nd Amendment.
Votes for the WA State Primary must be in or post marked by Tuesday August 2nd. That's 3 days from now!
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* It is predicted that during the general election this year, Republicans will keep the House, but Democrats will win the Senate by a narrow margin.
Both Senators from WA are Democrats. One is up for election. Just getting even one gun friendly candidate in the US Senate would make a tremendous difference in the struggle for control of the Senate. Patty Murray must be defeated to help protect our gun rights at the Federal level.
* Governor Inslee is a blatant gun grabber. Our state is at risk for things like Assault Weapon Bans and Magazine Capacity limitations. Voting Inslee out of office is going to be a very difficult and unlikely thing, but a gun friendly candidate exercising Veto power would be one of the best things to happen to WA State gun laws since 1980, when we last had a Republican Governor.
* Although the US House of Representatives is a relative safe bet, we have strategic opportunities to further clinch the win by not only re-electing Republican incumbents, but by taking advantage of Democratic reps who are not running for re-election.
* Hillary may well win the White House, but we can help block more gun-grabbing laws from ever reaching the Harpy's Lair by keep one or both houses of Congress Republican.
The first part of this thread will be STRATEGY. Looking at how we can make the biggest impact for gun owners based on the available positions up for election.
Primary: Washington utilizes a top-two primary. All candidates may run and all voters may vote for any candidate. The two candidates receiving the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the general election.
Top-two primary - Ballotpedia (https://ballotpedia.org/Top-two_primary)
The key thing to remember with our states primary is that we can end up with TWO DEMOCRATIC candidates if we spread out the rest of the votes too thin. Gun owners must unite to select the top two candidates likely to support the 2nd Amendment.
Votes for the WA State Primary must be in or post marked by Tuesday August 2nd. That's 3 days from now!
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CRITICAL ISSUES
* It is predicted that during the general election this year, Republicans will keep the House, but Democrats will win the Senate by a narrow margin.
Both Senators from WA are Democrats. One is up for election. Just getting even one gun friendly candidate in the US Senate would make a tremendous difference in the struggle for control of the Senate. Patty Murray must be defeated to help protect our gun rights at the Federal level.
* Governor Inslee is a blatant gun grabber. Our state is at risk for things like Assault Weapon Bans and Magazine Capacity limitations. Voting Inslee out of office is going to be a very difficult and unlikely thing, but a gun friendly candidate exercising Veto power would be one of the best things to happen to WA State gun laws since 1980, when we last had a Republican Governor.
* Although the US House of Representatives is a relative safe bet, we have strategic opportunities to further clinch the win by not only re-electing Republican incumbents, but by taking advantage of Democratic reps who are not running for re-election.
* Hillary may well win the White House, but we can help block more gun-grabbing laws from ever reaching the Harpy's Lair by keep one or both houses of Congress Republican.
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No info on position of AWB.
