Update: GOP challenger Dino Rossi leads Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire in the latest poll, by Strategic Vision, reports Horse's Ass. The numbers: Rossi 48, Gregoire 46, undecided 6, margin of error 3. Rossi now has led in three of four September polls. ...
As Brad Shannon of The Olympian reports, the state Office of the Attorney General has issued a statement that says it is considering the use of outside counsel should it decide to go to court against the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW). But the agency also notes that there is a long tradition of attorneys general rising above partisanship to enforce the state's campaign laws. You will recall that the state Public Disclosure Commission has found that the BIAW unlawfully failed to register as a political action committee in its multimillion-dollar campaign to oust Gregoire. A.G. Rob McKenna is a Republican and, according to Fuse, has received campaign contributions from the BIAW. ...
The politically bipolar Commentators show on KVI-AM (570), featuring John Carlson and Ken Schramm, is moving to sibling station KOMO-AM (1000) on Sept. 29, report Bill Virgin and Blatherwatch. The show airs during afternoon drive time, from 3-6 p.m., on conservative KVI but will air on all-news KOMO middays, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ...
In terms of campaign contributions, Microsoft and Boeing employees are mostly blue. ...
Polling aggregator 538 (named for the total number of electoral votes) today has Sen. Barack Obama back in the lead, comfortably. But a Strategic Vision poll to be released tomorrow shows Sen. John McCain closing the gap in Washington. ...
