UW Election Eye 2012 is a partnership of the University of Washington’s Department of Communication and The Seattle Times. It is an on-the-ground blog about the 2012 election season, as seen through the eyes of UW students and faculty. We seek to provide insight into the lives, ideas and words of the people engaged in Campaign 2012. This includes not only candidates, activists and voters, but also anyone and anything that grabs our attention. Our focus initially is on the presidential campaign. But we will broaden our field of vision to include Washington state’s gubernatorial, senatorial and congressional races. The blog will run through Election Day. Our coverage will be part journalistic road trip, generated in places such as South Carolina, Nevada and Idaho, and part hometown, with an examination of the dynamics of the Washington state caucuses. Throughout we seek to offer voices that are authentic, transparent, fair and engaged. We have no favored candidate or party. But we do unabashedly care — about our ability to have a public dialogue, to understand one another and to build a robust future. These are the prizes that we eye.Tumblr (3.0; @uwelectioneye)http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vAFQIciWsF4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://officialssay.tumblr.com/post/21782926166/president-barack-obama-and-jimmy-fallon-slow-jam" class="tumblr_blog">officialssay</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>President Barack Obama and Jimmy Fallon <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-president-obama-slow-jams-the-news-jimmy-fallon-20120425,0,2330276.story">slow jam the news</a> on student loan interest hikes.</p></blockquote> <p>We should slow jam all the news.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21796226261http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21796226261Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:40:41 -0400politicsBarack ObamaJimmy Fallonmusic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qqkc5y0c1rtby75o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A world famous Primanti Bros. sandwich.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21390744890http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21390744890Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:09:47 -0400foodPittsburgh<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2oxbzgNv91rtby75o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Mitt Romney speaks to the crowd in Charlotte.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21336057718http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21336057718Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:40:47 -0400politicsMitt RomneyCharlitte<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2n2lhpBei1rtby75o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Ordering smoothies on the fly in Winston-Salem, NC.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21279440487http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21279440487Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:39:17 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2jh9n6VY51rtby75o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A view of Citizen’s Bank Park from the press box. Check out the post on what Seattle can learn from Philadelphia on having three sports arena.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21169227802http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21169227802Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:05:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2j87kM7g41rtby75o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A beautiful day for America’s past time.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21157187387http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21157187387Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:50:08 -0400baseballPhiledelphiaelectioneye<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2j4jabd041rtby75o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Independence Hall in Philly. Ready for a tour.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21152480476http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21152480476Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:30:46 -0400Philadelphiapolitics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2irjn9Vhs1rtby75o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>On the road in Philly, headed to find David Domke a pool.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21141431733http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21141431733Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:50:11 -0400swimmingroad tripuwelectioneye<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ia1tdoKm1rtby75o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alex Stonehill interviews activists opposed to Initiative 502 in a head shop in Bremerton, WA.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21131941764http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21131941764Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:32:17 -0400marijuanainitiativeBremertonWashington<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2i81gt8pR1rtby75o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>At the airport doing some last minute editing before we board the plane for Philly.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21129906503http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21129906503Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:48:52 -0400uwelectioneyebloggingpolitics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2hz880RjY1rtby75o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>In Bellingham earlier today while interviewing people about the proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21119094734http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21119094734Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:38:32 -0400Bellinghamcoal trainuwelectioneye<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ge56KRuI1rtby75o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A classic to kick us off: Election Eye founder David Domke at the center of the media crush around South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley following the Republican debate in Charleston in January.</p>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21068725386http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/21068725386Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:05:30 -0400politics<a href="http://uwelectioneye.seattletimes.com/">Visit the blog!</a>http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/20889534573http://uwelectioneye.tumblr.com/post/20889534573Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:42:00 -0400Election Eyeblogging