Washington State Republican Party

Washington state Republicans are getting some publicity help from a higher source. The Republican National Committee sent out an e-mail to media today urging them to check out the Washington State Republican Party's latest attack video.

This spot goes after 8th District Democratic candidate Darcy Burner by painting her as inexperienced and inappropriate. It begins with a black screen and text that reads, "Darcy Burner is running for Congress again...with the same thin resume voters rejected in 2006." This comes just two days after her opponent, Rep. Dave Reichert, was listed by Roll Call as one of the ten most endangered incumbents in Congress.

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter (R-Idaho)The Washington State Republican Party has announced that Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 state convention, which takes place May 29-31 at the Spokane Convention Center.

Otter has been Governor since 2006, and prior to that represented Idaho's 1st Congressional District. He will speak at the convention banquet, at 7:30 PM on Friday, May 30.

Chris Mulick at the TCH has learned that Washington State Republican Party Chair Luke Esser has filed a complaint with the state Public Disclosure Commission alleging that Governor Chris Gregoire illegally used state funds for her re-election efforts.

Yesterday the United States Supreme Court upheld the controversial I-872 law which creates a "Top Two Primary" system in Washington, whereby voters choose their favorite candidate for office in an August 19 Primary, and the top two vote getters, regardless of party affiliation, earn the right to a spot on November's general election ballot.  read more »

Reacting to a video put out by the state Democratic Party last week calling on Dino Rossi to repudiate his statements on Gov. Chris Gregoire's flood relief plans, the Republican Party is asking the Democrats to take it back.  read more »