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He's Not Going to Disarm
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1. Political consultant John Wyble, who's currently working for Nick Cail, a Democratic candidate in the crowded race to replace retiring Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36, Ballard), could end up switching candidates and doing work for Democrat Sahar Fathi, a legislative aide to city council member Mike O'Brien, who's running for the same seat.
Fizz hears Cail may not run after all, leaving Wyble free to go over to Fathi's campaign.
Some other candidates in the race include Progressive Majority Executive Director Noel Frame; King County Council Member Larry Phillips' son Brett Phillips; and Seattle Port Commissioner Gael Tarleton.
2. A couple of political heavyweights from labor, the Boeing machinists and the Teamsters, endorsed Suzan DelBene early last week in the crowded race for the new 1st Congressional District. The union endorsements were bad news for progressive Darcy Burner. (The field also includes state Rep. Roger Goodman, state Sen. Steve Hobbs, newcomer Darshan Rauniyar, and former state legislator Laura Ruderman, but DelBene and Burner are the highest-profile candidates having both run closely-watched Congressional races before in the old 8th District losing to Republican US Rep. Dave Reichert.)[pullquote]"We endorsed her [Darcy] twice before, got in early in 2008, but she didn't perform as well as we'd hoped in two good Democratic years [2006 and 2008]. That's the reality of this."—Larry Brown, Boeing Machinists Union.[/pullquote]
In a pair of podcast interviews with liberal online media sites late last week and over the weekend, Burner was asked about the DelBene endorsements and accused labor of going for DelBene because DelBene is wealthy and can "buy the election."
And she accused labor of being hypocritical, telling In Deep's Angie Coiro on Saturday:
Citing DelBene's working-class background and her passionate interview answer about worker's comp, Aerospace Machinists Union 751 legislative and political director Larry Brown made no apologies for the 31,000 Boeing workers' nod to DelBene. "I would be proud to support any sort of wealthy person like Ted Kennedy or anybody else who holds values similar to the machinists' union. We don't discriminate against people on whether they have money or don't have money. Our discrimination has to do with the kind of values that they hold. We endorsed her [Darcy] twice before, [we] got in early in 2008, but she didn't perform as well as we'd hoped in two good Democratic years [2006 and 2008]. That's the reality of this."
Specifically on DelBene, Brown added: "She's not a wild-eyed radical. She's measured in how she approaches things, which I think is important in this District ... I mean, Jim McDermott is not going to win that race. I think the candidate that is more centered in the political spectrum is going to have the best shot at winning."
3. PubliCola got a couple of minutes with US Sen. Patty Murray yesterday (she was in Seattle), and we asked her what she thought about President Obama's decision to use Super PAC money—the unlimited and undisclosed money that can now flow into campaigns from corporations through non-profit groups thanks to the Supreme Court's Citizens' United decision that Obama once denounced. (Liberals are bothered by Obama's new stance.)
Murray sponsored legislation in 2010 (when her Republican opponent Dino Rossi was benefiting from millions in Super PAC cash) called the DISCLOSE Act, which would have undone the Citizens ruling by outing behind-the-scenes donors .
Murray told Fizz: "I think what he's saying is he's not going to disarm. But I think all of us are really concerned about the impact of outside money that's coming into elections this season. I just sponsored legislation to tell people where the money's coming from, and I know the president supports that approach as well, we need to all be on a level playing field."
4. Local consultant Argo Strategies picked up three Pollie Awards at this year's annual convention (held in Austin, Texas last weekend) for political consultants, including a "Best Cable" ad award for Gael Tarleton's 2011 port commission race.
Argo is currently working for Tarleton in her run for the 36th District state legislative race.
1. Political consultant John Wyble, who's currently working for Nick Cail, a Democratic candidate in the crowded race to replace retiring Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36, Ballard), could end up switching candidates and doing work for Democrat Sahar Fathi, a legislative aide to city council member Mike O'Brien, who's running for the same seat.
Fizz hears Cail may not run after all, leaving Wyble free to go over to Fathi's campaign.
Some other candidates in the race include Progressive Majority Executive Director Noel Frame; King County Council Member Larry Phillips' son Brett Phillips; and Seattle Port Commissioner Gael Tarleton.
2. A couple of political heavyweights from labor, the Boeing machinists and the Teamsters, endorsed Suzan DelBene early last week in the crowded race for the new 1st Congressional District. The union endorsements were bad news for progressive Darcy Burner. (The field also includes state Rep. Roger Goodman, state Sen. Steve Hobbs, newcomer Darshan Rauniyar, and former state legislator Laura Ruderman, but DelBene and Burner are the highest-profile candidates having both run closely-watched Congressional races before in the old 8th District losing to Republican US Rep. Dave Reichert.)[pullquote]"We endorsed her [Darcy] twice before, got in early in 2008, but she didn't perform as well as we'd hoped in two good Democratic years [2006 and 2008]. That's the reality of this."—Larry Brown, Boeing Machinists Union.[/pullquote]
In a pair of podcast interviews with liberal online media sites late last week and over the weekend, Burner was asked about the DelBene endorsements and accused labor of going for DelBene because DelBene is wealthy and can "buy the election."
And she accused labor of being hypocritical, telling In Deep's Angie Coiro on Saturday:
I actually find it kind of ironic because a lot of these same organizations that bemoan elected officials not adequately standing up to the pressure of the super wealthy, and yet they turn around and do exactly the thing that they're bemoaning.
Citing DelBene's working-class background and her passionate interview answer about worker's comp, Aerospace Machinists Union 751 legislative and political director Larry Brown made no apologies for the 31,000 Boeing workers' nod to DelBene. "I would be proud to support any sort of wealthy person like Ted Kennedy or anybody else who holds values similar to the machinists' union. We don't discriminate against people on whether they have money or don't have money. Our discrimination has to do with the kind of values that they hold. We endorsed her [Darcy] twice before, [we] got in early in 2008, but she didn't perform as well as we'd hoped in two good Democratic years [2006 and 2008]. That's the reality of this."
Specifically on DelBene, Brown added: "She's not a wild-eyed radical. She's measured in how she approaches things, which I think is important in this District ... I mean, Jim McDermott is not going to win that race. I think the candidate that is more centered in the political spectrum is going to have the best shot at winning."
3. PubliCola got a couple of minutes with US Sen. Patty Murray yesterday (she was in Seattle), and we asked her what she thought about President Obama's decision to use Super PAC money—the unlimited and undisclosed money that can now flow into campaigns from corporations through non-profit groups thanks to the Supreme Court's Citizens' United decision that Obama once denounced. (Liberals are bothered by Obama's new stance.)
Murray sponsored legislation in 2010 (when her Republican opponent Dino Rossi was benefiting from millions in Super PAC cash) called the DISCLOSE Act, which would have undone the Citizens ruling by outing behind-the-scenes donors .
Murray told Fizz: "I think what he's saying is he's not going to disarm. But I think all of us are really concerned about the impact of outside money that's coming into elections this season. I just sponsored legislation to tell people where the money's coming from, and I know the president supports that approach as well, we need to all be on a level playing field."
4. Local consultant Argo Strategies picked up three Pollie Awards at this year's annual convention (held in Austin, Texas last weekend) for political consultants, including a "Best Cable" ad award for Gael Tarleton's 2011 port commission race.
Argo is currently working for Tarleton in her run for the 36th District state legislative race.
