tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364445842620492890.post3082319381504386954..comments2023-04-02T20:58:12.407-07:00Comments on Washington Teachers: the predictive value of the 2008 Washington State primaryJim Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364445842620492890.post-62006249938569464732008-08-24T00:03:00.000-07:002008-08-24T00:03:00.000-07:00It's also worth noting that the Dorn/Bergeson gap ...It's also worth noting that the Dorn/Bergeson gap has closed to slightly more than 6% currently, after being about 11% on election night. This <A HREF="http://soundpolitics.com/archives/011341.html" REL="nofollow">has faint echoes</A> of how the Rossi/Gregoire gap has closed since election night.<BR/><BR/>This could suggest a couple of things:<BR/><BR/>1) Later voters had more of a chance to hear Dorn's message and thus turned out for him more dependably. That could be a positive trend for him going into the general.<BR/><BR/>2) Similarly, Terry might have a King County problem. She polled less than 42% and only leads Dorn by 10,700 votes, which sounds like a lot until you consider that Blair, Hansler, and Duncan all received more than 13,000 votes on their own. If the theme is change...<BR/><BR/>3) My suspicion when the WASL results start rolling out next week is that many, many more schools and districts are going to end up in AYP. That's going to upset a lot of parents, and that's not the kind of publicity the incumbent is looking for.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01136112516250432897noreply@blogger.com