Mitt Romney

Check back tomorrow morning to view my sketchpad for day three of the Democratic National Convention, and go to my national blog to follow convention coverage by cartoonists from around the country.

Tacoma, WA -

As of 1:36 AM this morning a total of 961,736 ballots have been cast, 518,753 for the Democratic Party and 382,501 for Republicans, with an estimated 302,667 remaining to be counted.  read more »

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has suspended his campaign this morning, essentially dropping out of the race.

With the caucuses growing near, Presidential candidates begin to advertise in Washington markets.

Washington has contributed $3,725,841 to presidential candidates this cycle, with 65% going to Democratic candidates.  Barack Obama raised the most money in Washington ($1,131,753), followed by John Edwards ($569,820), Mitt Romney ($558,273), Hillary Clinton ($453,376), John McCain ($230,978), Rudy Giuliani ($224,101), Ron Paul ($164,031), Dennis Kucinich ($41,425), and Mike Huckabee ($13,869).