Washington: Endorsements

Dino Rossi was endorsed by the Seattle Times today, his first major Western Washington newspaper supporter of the cycle.

They touted Rossi's credibility on budget issues, and criticized spending increases that have come under Gregoire's watch. They say that Rossi will be diligent in cutting state spending.

Gov. Chris Gregoire picked up another newspaper endorsement today, this time from The Oregonian which, though based out of Portland, Ore., is widely read across the Columbia River in Southwest Washington.

The paper mainly praised Gregoire for her record on the issues of education, economic and the environment, but unlike many Washington papers they also brought up the notion of bitter feelings from 2004.

See their words on that topic below.

[img_assist|nid=1026|title=Reuven Carlyle|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=260]36th Legislative District candidate Reuven Carlyle received the endorsement of the Seattle Times this past Sunday, giving him the backing of three of the major Seattle newspapers along with the Post-Intelligencer and the popular alternative weekly

Today the Seattle Times endorsed Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn) for Congress in the 8th District, and in doing so spent most of their time talking about Darcy Burner (D-Carnation).

The editorial opens with kind words for Reichert's opponent, "Darcy Burner has improved considerably in her two years of studying and campaigning for an Eastside seat in Congress, but not enough to replace incumbent Dave Reichert."