<![CDATA[The Chinook Beacon]]>https://www.chinookbeacon.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!h4iy!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5bc29d7-de14-4899-b866-765062663e27_400x400.pngThe Chinook Beaconhttps://www.chinookbeacon.comSubstackFri, 03 Apr 2026 18:55:07 GMT<![CDATA[Why Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump]]>https://www.chinookbeacon.com/p/why-kamala-harris-lost-to-donald-trumphttps://www.chinookbeacon.com/p/why-kamala-harris-lost-to-donald-trumpSat, 18 Jan 2025 19:37:20 GMTHappy New Year.

It’s been over two months since we learned how our nation’s Electoral College votes would be allocated in the 2024 presidential election. Many election postmortems have been published in that time; today, on behalf of our team at NPI, we’re pleased to publish ours. I’ve been writing it for a long time and it’s a long read.

I hope our analysis and insights are helpful to you.

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]]><![CDATA[A presidential election homestretch guide to investing your time, talent, and treasure in key contests]]>https://www.chinookbeacon.com/p/a-presidential-election-homestretchhttps://www.chinookbeacon.com/p/a-presidential-election-homestretchSun, 06 Oct 2024 21:50:45 GMTElections have consequences.

Your voice matters.

Be a voter and help shape your future.

As activists and civically engaged Americans, we’ve heard these phrases before. We know how important participation is. We know that leading by example is important. So we vote, and we encourage others to, as well. But we also know that activism gives us opportunities …

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]]><![CDATA[Why Bob Ferguson is on a winning trajectory and Dave Reichert is on a losing trajectory]]>https://www.chinookbeacon.com/p/why-bob-ferguson-is-on-a-winninghttps://www.chinookbeacon.com/p/why-bob-ferguson-is-on-a-winningFri, 21 Jun 2024 22:20:20 GMTIt’s been forty-four years since Republicans last won a gubernatorial race in Washington, which means that for nearly the last third of the state’s entire history, Democrats have won every single consecutive election for the state’s top job, even in years when Republicans thought they had a decent chance of prevailing, such as in 2004 or 2012, the last two times there was no incumbent running.

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]]><![CDATA[Welcome to The Chinook Beacon!]]>https://www.chinookbeacon.com/p/welcomehttps://www.chinookbeacon.com/p/welcomeMon, 13 May 2024 16:30:00 GMTThis month, we’ve reached an important juncture in the history of the Northwest Progressive Institute. For only the fifth time since NPI’s founding in 2003, we’re launching a new publication: The Chinook Beacon, a newsletter available exclusively to NPI members and paying subscribers. The Beacon will offer deep insights from our polling along with comme…

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