# The LeClaire Report Investigative reporting and civic analysis in the Inland Northwest Page: Feed: --- ## [In Solidarity – Powell’s Endorsement of Conroy Reshapes The WA-5 Congressional Race](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/in-solidarity-powells-endorsement) _2026-08-11_ An independent coalition fractured decades of Republican dominance, then united behind a single Democratic challenger. ## [A Democrat Can Win the Fifth](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/a-democrat-can-win-the-fifth) _2026-07-29_ Trump’s foreign policy is testing traditional Republicans in a district where Democrats have unusually strong national-security credentials. ## [The Final Week for WA-5: Billionaires, Dark Money, and Nate Powell's Campaign](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/the-final-week-for-wa-5-billionaires) _2026-07-26_ While condemning billionaires and dark money, Nate Powell's campaign has benefited from more than $1.1 million in direct contributions and independent expenditures. ## [In the 5th District, the Primary Is the Real Election](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/in-the-5th-district-the-primary-is) _2026-07-21_ Fewer than half of registered voters will choose who advances. The rest of us can change that. ## [The Better Question](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/the-better-question) _2026-07-18_ The Value of Experience ## [The Devil Is in the Details for WA-5](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/the-devil-is-in-the-details-for-wa) _2026-07-14_ A closer look at the methodology, omissions, and warnings behind Nate Powell’s 53–47 claim. ## [The Most Patriotic Thing You'll Do](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/the-most-patriotic-thing-youll-do) _2026-07-04_ The Fourth of July honors our past. Voting protects our future. ## [Michael Baumgartner Aligns Himself with the White Nationalist Legal Campaign Against Birthright Citizenship](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/michael-baumgartner-aligns-himself) _2026-07-01_ He signals his commitment to try again to overturn part of the 14th Amendment which was adopted to protect the citizenship rights of the children of freed slaves ## [Yesterday’s Supreme Court Mail-in Ballot Ruling Does Not Protect WA-5 Rural Voters.](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/yesterdays-supreme-court-mail-in) _2026-06-30_ If you want your primary ballot counted, mail it in by July 31st. ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lYDWGSQHxa5a) _2026-06-30 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [The Iran War MOU Disaster](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/the-iran-war-mou-disaster) _2026-06-23_ From hawk to deflection: Congressman Michael Baumgartner's refusal to account for Trump's concessions to Iran.