"It's only May and already the governor's race has gotten ugly. By the time most voters start paying attention—usually after Labor Day—the blood on the floor will be knee-deep.
The current flare-up is between the Democratic front-runner, three-term Attorney General Christine Gregoire, and her primary opponent for the nomination, two-term King County Executive Ron Sims. Last week, former state Supreme Court Justice Phil Talmadge, the other major Democrat in the race, dropped out due to health and campaign difficulties. Meanwhile, former state Sen. Dino Rossi, the only serious Republican candidate for governor, is licking his lips as the Democrats tear into one another with great ferocity.
The conflict is mostly over hardball campaign tactics successfully used by Sims' campaign against Gregoire, although the two candidates are also tangling over issues such as gay marriage, a state income tax, and education funding. Sims' electioneering shenanigans have angered other Democrats, including Washington State Democratic Party Chair Paul Berendt. "Ron Sims should know better than to throw this mud around," says Berendt."
Note: the article has a certain tilt to it - what do you think about the race so far?
Monday, May 10, 2004
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