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County Executive Election Conundrum

No telling who is going to be in the Nov. 3rd general election with Susan Hutchison for county executive. Hutchison & Reagan Dunn (the Hutchison slate), and Mark Greene are the three most likely King County government candidates (in contested elections) to come out of the primary, but whoever the 4th candidate will be is a puzzle. We believe Dow Constantine made a strategic error by making too big of a deal of contrasting himself with Hutchison on social issues that have nothing to do with county government. Fred Jarrett and Ross Hunter are average politicians, but their drawbacks, besides being average, are a little eyebrow raising. Larry Phillips looks like the best of the lot most likely to make it into the "top two."

Alan Lobdell is a capable individual for the post of county executive, although through no fault of his own, he is not getting much press attention. Lippmann and Nelson should try for lower positions, such as boards or councils, before putting their hats into the ring for the top county position.

Considering the lackluster choices from which to choose from, the Party of Commons will not endorse anybody for county executive in the primary, and maybe not the general election either. As for who to vote for, personally? Probably, Phillips.

[Originally posted on "Commoner," recently; revised on 7/31/09.]

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  1. party_of_commonsJuly 28, 2009 at 10:42 PM

    We may not agree with Congressman Dave Reichert about a lot of things, but at least his campaign has enough common sense not to keep the Party of Commons at arm's length. Reichert and his aides keep in contact with the Party of Commons; now you know why Reichert has been able to withstand the most concerted efforts to unseat him. The sheriff has a lot of shrewd political judgment.

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