Washington gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Christine Gregoire had been endorsed by every labor union under the sun, but in light of her campaign's meltdown over the botched appeal scandal, even organized labor is turning its back on Gregoire:
In a minor victory for King County Executive Ron Sims, the Washington State Labor Council declined yesterday to endorse any candidate for governor, halting a streak of endorsements rung up by his Democratic opponent Attorney General Christine Gregoire.Nevertheless, the Gregoire people are spinning this humiliating repudiation as a victory:
Gregoire campaign manager, Tim Zenk, characterized the outcome as "a loss for Ron Sims" and said "we have by and large received all the endorsements there are to get."It's a tacit admission by labor that Gregoire is severely tainted, but they're not going to come out and say that because they already have too much invested in her and because Sims is even less electable than Gregoire.
Advantage: Dino Rossi and the people of Washington State!
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at May 10, 2004 10:25 AM