David Hyde
Reporter
About
David’s people-focused politics coverage tracks local and national races. At KUOW, David has also reported for our Hearken Team answering listener questions,and covered a variety of other topics ranging from vaccine hesitancy to climate change.
Previously David worked as talk show producer and also frequently hosted interviews and live call-in segments. David's education includes PhD ABD in U.S. History from Rutgers University and a BA in History from Reed College.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists
Stories
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Blue county, bear-meat-loving voters went for Trump. Will they do it again?
In 2016 Grays Harbor County went Republican for the first time since Herbert Hoover, and no places saw a bigger flip than the small mill town of McCleary. To understand why, and where things may be headed in 2020, it helps to start with a recent battle over hundreds of pounds of bear meat that goes into the stew that is the centerpiece of the annual McCleary Bear Festival.
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Washington State's Delegation blasts Trump's answer on peaceful transition of power
This week President Trump failed to commit to a peaceful transition of power after the fall election. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said, adding (without evidence) vote-by-mail can't be trusted. Leaders around the country condemned the response. KUOW reached out to Washington’s congressional delegation for response.
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Election recall fever hits Seattle politics
First, five Seattleites filed a petition to recall Mayor Durkan over her handling of police violence during this year’s protests. Now other elected officials in Seattle are targets.
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Man loses job after launching 'Recall Sawant' drive
Earlier this week Ernie Lou and a group of other Capitol Hill residents filed a formal petition with King County to recall Seattle council member Kshama Sawant. By the end of the week he lost a job because of it.
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Who takes responsibility for a racist political ad?
Democrat T’wina Nobles, who is running for a seat in the Washington State Senate this year, said she first saw a copy of the attack mailer on Twitter. “This is a very serious photo of me, but it definitely has been altered to come across as extremely dark,” Nobles said. But nobody takes responsibility for the racist mailer.
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Former Tacoma Mayor Strickland takes early lead in Washington state congressional race
Washington state has never elected a Black person to Congress, but voters in the 10th District — south of Seattle — might change that this year.
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Jayapal goes after Attorney General Barr over federal force against protesters
Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and U.S. Attorney general William Barr had a heated exchange in a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.
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Covid-19 vaccine takes a step forward in Seattle
A Covid-19 vaccine tested here in Seattle took another step forward today. Moderna’s messenger-RNA vaccine is safe enough for clinical trials to continue. There are also signs it may work.
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Politics vs the pandemic: Are anti-maskers like anti-vaxxers?
Is the rejection of masks by Republican candidates another case of the politicization of science, as we’ve seen with vaccines and climate change?
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Washington state could elect its first Black woman to Congress this year
Two Black women are running for the open U.S. House seat being vacated by Democratic Congressman Denny Heck.