Presidents have (very) occassionaly favored Washingtonians with prominent appointments. Our senators' replies to whether they wanted to be vice president led us to look into other Washingtonians in presidential administrations.
"He comes across as the most moderate candidate the Republicans have put up [for governor] in 20 years. People apparently respond to his personality. They like that he's easygoing and relatively soft-spoken."
- Seattle pollster Stuart Elway on why voters view Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi as a moderate.