Journal pudge's Journal: Murray and Goldy Mum on Lies About Rossi 2
The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC), of which Senator Patty Murray is the fourth ranking member, and HA Seattle, run by our friend Goldy, have been spreading the inane claim that Dino Rossi has been involved in "shady" dealings and transactions.
Of course, none of it backed up by a single fact, and attorney James Rigby's letter to HA puts all of the "shady" nonsense to rest. The letter can be summed up with: "if you have evidence no one else has, then provide it; otherwise, you're simply making it up." Here's the money quote: "I know more about Maestro and Heide's shady dealings than probably anybody alive. You don't know what you are talking about when you assert that Dino Rossi has any connection to their wrongdoings. Your tactic is guilt by association plain and simple."
Rossi sent a letter to Murray asking her to ask her DSCC to pull back. She didn't respond, and chose to lie instead, saying "This is an issue between Mr. Rossi and the DSCC." If Murray were not highly ranked in the DSCC, that might fly, but she is obviously heavily invovled in what the DSCC is doing.
The DSCC also lied, saying "Significant questions remain unanswered surrounding your business deals, associates and what you have been doing since you last waged a campaign for public office." But no such questions exist, and if they do, the DSCC certainly isn't asking them. Instead they are hoping that by throwing enough insinuations against the wall, something will stick.
And the funniest part is that Rossi has not even announced whether he is running for the Senate against Murray at all, and the only real sign that he might be running is that he hasn't said he isn't. But this is enough for them to be so scared that they have to resort to manufacturing complaints against him. And that they won't back up their lies, but just keep reasserting them as if repetition makes truth, is telling.
Cross-posted on <pudge/*>.
Run anyway (Score:2)
Is it possible to run for office for the primary, change your mind and have someone else run in your stead? You know, bait and switch?
If they are unwilling to play nice, I see no reason anyone else should.
Re: (Score:1)
Rossi should run with a big campaign with a few other people wrangling for his position. After Murry totally slaughters Rossi (he should let them) they would have spent so much time and money on him they would have forgotten about the other contenders who will, up to that point, be invisible.
Nah, won't really work. First, most contenders would drop out if he enters the race (and have already promised they would). Second, if Rossi enters as the frontrunner and then drops out, it would really harm the other candidates, not just in this race, but in other races.
Is it possible to run for office for the primary, change your mind and have someone else run in your stead? You know, bait and switch?
If you win the primary ... no. It's not a partisan primary, it's a "Top Two" primary. The top two vote-getters move on to the general election regardless of party affiliation.
(In fact, there's a genuine possibility -- since there's mor