Episode 44: Previewing the 2019 Tacoma election season

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Episode 44: Previewing the 2019 Tacoma election season

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In this episode, we talk to Tacoma politicos Dorian Waller and Christina Blocker of Archway Consulting Group and Nic Van Putten of Progressive Strategies NW. We have some significant races coming up this year: There...

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Mar 1, 2019

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Episode 44: Previewing the 2019 Tacoma election season

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