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Election KC Councilman Bob Ferguson Announces Run for Attorney General
Posted by Goldy on Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:54 PM
- Will Bob Ferguson doorbell all 2,271,398 WA households?
What do Attorney General Rob McKenna, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, and King County Councilmembers Reagan Dunn and Bob Ferguson all have in common? They're all running for higher office in 2012. And what makes Ferguson stand apart? He's the only one of the four willing to officially admit it.
Inslee is no doubt waiting for Gov. Chris Gregoire to announce her retirement before officially launching his campaign to succeed her, and Dunn is waiting on McKenna to announce his run for the governorship before announcing his bid for the AG's office. (What McKenna is waiting for, God knows—he's pretty much been running for governor since the day he was elected AG.) But none of this is a secret, which makes all this unofficial campaigning kinda silly.
It's like they're all embarrassed to admit they're politicians. So good on Ferguson for manning up and making it official.
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Rob McKenna is probably holding off since he'd frankly be a poor to mid-range candidate for Governor and he's shooting himself in the foot badly on a future as AG with his comically unconstitutional anti-crime bill that won't play well outside of certain parts of the state, and his lunatic anti-Health Care Reform stance that plays like shit in Washington outside of some political donors. Depending on who runs for AG and governor, he may be dumped back into private employment soon.
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Go Bob. You're a great person, a true policy wonk, a progressive, a hard worker, and a great catch for the AG job. Thank you for running!
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Um, maybe it's because two of the three who haven't announced yet are waiting for the incumbent of their own party to announce their intentions?
And Joe, you're dead wrong about McKenna - he's the best candidate the Republicans have fielded in years, and has a much better shot at winning than you give him credit for. The Publicola/Slog echo chamber is not an accurate reflection of the typical Seattle/King County voter, let alone those from the rest of the state.
And Joe, you're dead wrong about McKenna - he's the best candidate the Republicans have fielded in years, and has a much better shot at winning than you give him credit for. The Publicola/Slog echo chamber is not an accurate reflection of the typical Seattle/King County voter, let alone those from the rest of the state.
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Mr. X @3,
Yeah, I'd have to say the smart money would be on McKenna in 2012. But he has made some mistakes recently that could come back to haunt him.
Yeah, I'd have to say the smart money would be on McKenna in 2012. But he has made some mistakes recently that could come back to haunt him.
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While I think McKenna is by far the Republicans' best chance at winning, that's not saying a lot. He positioned himself as a moderate when running for AG, but as Goldy mentions above, he's taken a couple of positions (health care lawsuit, Goldmark lawsuit) since that only endeared him to the Tea Partiers and angered Democrats.
The other concern for McKenna is that many Democrats were very familiar with John Ladenburg, and not in a good way. Jay Inslee won't be suffering from the same issue of lost crossover votes.
The other concern for McKenna is that many Democrats were very familiar with John Ladenburg, and not in a good way. Jay Inslee won't be suffering from the same issue of lost crossover votes.
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"Will Bob Ferguson doorbell all 2,271,398 WA households?"
He'll come close. That man is a doorbelling machine!
He'll come close. That man is a doorbelling machine!
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Fuck McKKKenazina;A socialist needs to run for office:Anybody from the Freedom Socialist Party of the Party for Socialism and Liberation planning to run for Governess/or?I can't stand these bigots in the Demolican/Republocrat Ko-alition!!!
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Somebody remind me of the legal cases Ferguson has tried? A couple of years ago, the legal beagle let his bar membership lapse.
I'm no fan of McKenna's or Dunn's, but I hope the D's come up with some better candidates.
I'm no fan of McKenna's or Dunn's, but I hope the D's come up with some better candidates.
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I don't think Dunn is going to run for AG. If they run Reichert in a Forlorn Hope campaign against Cantwell - and seriously, who else have they got? - then Dunn will run for Mommy's old seat.
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