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County executive, Senate could be in Rossi’s future
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Jun 08, 2005 08:53am |
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| Category | Perspective |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 8, 2005 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | What’s next for Dino Rossi?
The conservative Republican who challenged the 2004 governor’s election in court ended up losing the race by 133 votes and has decided to give up the fight. But his future remains bright, with speculation immediately focusing on a possible Senate bid next year or a rematch with Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire in 2008.
Secretary of State Sam Reed had another intriguing suggestion Tuesday: Rossi should run for King County executive this fall on a platform of cleaning up the county’s much-maligned elections system.
Democrats said Tuesday that Rossi was damaged by dragging out the election and getting slapped down by a judge who said his lawyers hadn’t offered proof of fraud or ballot-stuffing.
But Republicans said the sky is the limit for Rossi, their brightest star.
“Dino comes out of this stronger than ever,” state GOP Chairman Chris Vance said. “Dino’s future is bright. You can’t lose an election and come out of it much stronger than he has. I would be shocked not to see him in a statewide political race in the next few years.”
The immediate speculation turned to the possibility of a Senate race against freshman Democrat Maria Cantwell. Rossi aides said Tuesday that Rossi hasn’t backed away from his often-expressed reluctance to run. Rossi and his wife, Terry, have four school-aged children. |
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