I've heard Susan Owens's radio ads claiming she has support from Democrats and Republicans, and is endorsed by newspapers around the state. [ I'll post audio when I can]
But Owens' partisan supporters are so overwhelmingly Democrat that it is misleading to claim that she is non-partisan. Her endorsements page lists 39 elected officials, including 37 Democrats and one, Everett Port Commissioner Connie Niva, who is either Democrat or Communist. Only 1 is Republican (Whitman Prosecutor Denis Tracy). She also lists endorsements from 24 Democrat organizations and 0 Republican organizations.
Steve Johnson, however, has endorsements from both Democrat and Republican statewide officials and legislators and 8 daily newspapers to Owens' 4
And in the hottest district court race, check out Richard Pope's website and his opponent's alleged improprieties.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at October 17, 2006 02:51 PM | Email ThisConnie Niva is not a Republican. She was on the State Transportation Commission for six years, I believe.
As for Democrat or Communist, I can't answer that one.
Posted by: swatter on October 17, 2006 02:53 PMWhere did Richard get that terrible picture of La Salata? He looks like the Family Guy.
Posted by: wayne on October 17, 2006 02:57 PM"Evil occurs when good men do nothing"
Posted by: KS on October 17, 2006 03:41 PMI'm getting more of a Louie DePalma/Taxi from the photo of LaSalata.
Posted by: Jeffro on October 17, 2006 03:49 PMRe: Owens radio spot... anyone who would sign off on such lame piano music in the background deserves to be defeated :-)
Posted by: Tucker on October 17, 2006 05:03 PMDid you have a point (besides the one on top of your head)?
Posted by: alphabet soup on October 17, 2006 07:06 PMCry about the unemployed, demonize the companies who are hiring.
Cry about hunger, demonize the food industry.
Their solution is always a bigger helping of the problem.
Posted by: Elaine on October 17, 2006 08:12 PMCry about foreign oil dependence, demonize US oil drilling and refineries.
Cry about recycling, demonize wasteful water use.
Elaine that is fun.
Posted by: Dengle on October 17, 2006 09:08 PMElaine that is fun.
Posted by: Dengle on October 17, 2006 09:09 PMI hope the remainder of the state (outside of corrupted King County) votes for Johnson. I am just concerned about the lack of Steve Johnson ads - hope they show up soon !
Posted by: KS on October 17, 2006 09:26 PMSenator Doumit represents a heavily Democrat- and rural- district; State Auditor Sonntag comes from a heavily Democratic family with a long record of public service going back over half a century. Senator Marilyn Rasmussen has represented a rural district in the Legislature for thirty years. That they would endorse Steve Johnson is telling.
Posted by: Captain Wierd on October 17, 2006 10:40 PMAnyway, I have to say, that Pope is one tough bugger! But I guess I'll vote for him again in the general.
Posted by: Misty on October 17, 2006 11:03 PMJust about every private job and trade is involved in the construction industry. To demonize the building industry means you are demonizing all of us.
Plumbers, electricians, concrete, you name it have owed their success in the past few years from the building industry. And then that translates to cars, attorney, schools, etc. We should be praising the builders instead of demonizing them.
Posted by: swatter on October 18, 2006 07:23 AMIt's an amazing display of deception.
Posted by: jaybo on October 18, 2006 07:38 AMIt's an amazing display of deception.
Posted by: jaybo on October 18, 2006 07:40 AM